Five Stages of Greek Religion

by Gilbert Murray

Overview

&Classicist Murray (1886-1957) first wrote Four Stages of Greek Religion, which was published in 1912, by Henry Growde in London. He added another chapter and another stage in 1925, and wrote a long introduction for the 1951 third edition published by Beacon Press in Boston. Reprinted here is the 1955 Doubleday Anchor reprint of that third edition. Murray traces Greek religion from Saturn through the Olympians and the great schools to the decline. Listed in Books for College Libraries, 3rd ed. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455417322
Publisher:	B&R Samizdat Express
Publication date:	10/20/2011
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	302,038
File size:	520 KB

About the Author

Gilbert Murray (1866-1957) was an Australian born British classical scholar and public intellectual, with connections in many spheres. He was an outstanding scholar of the language and culture of Ancient Greece, perhaps the leading authority in the first half of the twentieth century. He is the basis for the character of Adolphus Cusins in his friend Shaw's play Major Barbara, and also appears as the chorus figure in Tony Harrison's play Fram.

Table of Contents

I. SATURNIA REGNA
II. THE OLYMPIAN CONQUEST
III. THE GREAT SCHOOLS
IV. THE FAILURE OF NERVE
V. THE LAST PROTEST
  "APPENDIX: TRANSLATION OF THE TREATISE OF SALLUSTIUS, p?pì Ò? ?wn kaì Kósµov"
  INDEX