Off the Shelf: Jon D. Mikalson

Jon D. Mikalson, W.R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Classics, "Greek Popular Religion in Greek Philosophy." Oxford University Press.

October 4, 2010 — Mikalson has produced a study of how Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and other Greek philosophers described, interpreted, criticized and utilized the components and concepts of the religion of the people of their time. These include practices such as sacrifice, prayer, dedications and divination, plus the governing concepts of piety and impiety.

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