Belief vs. Practice

Harrison, Thomas

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199642038.013.3

“…In what follows, I side with a recent trend in the study of ancient Greek religion in which, the stereotype consisting of strictly regulated rituals contrasted to a virtually non-existent intellectual side is challenged. (Kindt 2012: 1-11;Osborne 2015;Kearns 2015;Harrison 2015;Eidinow et al 2016). As Osborne (2015) and Kearns (2015) remark, both ritual practice and belief-system were far more flexible than usual.…”

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Handbook of Leaving Religion

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2023

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“…In what follows, I side with a recent trend in the study of ancient Greek religion in which, the stereotype consisting of strictly regulated rituals contrasted to a virtually non-existent intellectual side is challenged. (Kindt 2012: 1-11;Osborne 2015;Kearns 2015;Harrison 2015;Eidinow et al 2016). As Osborne (2015) and Kearns (2015) remark, both ritual practice and belief-system were far more flexible than usual.…”

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Pulcini

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2020

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“…For further, recent, discussions of theology and belief in the context of ancient Greek religion see e.g. Kindt (2015) and Harrison (2015).…”

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KNOWLEDGE, SUFFERING AND THE PERFORMANCE OF WISDOM IN SOLON'SELEGY TO THE MUSESAND THE BABYLONIANPOEM OF THE RIGHTEOUS SUFFERER

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2019

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This article offers a comparative reading of Solon's Elegy to the Muses (fragment 13 West) and the Babylonian Poem of the Righteous Sufferer, focusing on the interplay of literary form and theological content. It argues that in both poems, shifts in the identity and perspective of the poetic voice enable the speaker to act out, or perform, a particular vision of humanity and its relationship with the divine. The comparative analysis improves our understanding of both texts, showing for instance that Solon's elegy is a highly sophisticated attempt to articulate a coherent vision of divine justice and the human condition. It also sheds light on the particular modes in which ancient literature and theology interact in different contexts, and how this interaction could affect audiences.

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KNOWLEDGE, SUFFERING AND THE PERFORMANCE OF WISDOM IN SOLON'SELEGY TO THE MUSESAND THE BABYLONIANPOEM OF THE RIGHTEOUS SUFFERER

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