This 1999 book is about the religious life of the Greeks from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD, looked at in the context of a variety of different cities and periods. Simon Price does not describe some abstract and self-contained system of religion or myths but examines local practices and ideas in the light of general Greek ideas, relating them for example, to gen...(展开全部)

This 1999 book is about the religious life of the Greeks from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD, looked at in the context of a variety of different cities and periods. Simon Price does not describe some abstract and self-contained system of religion or myths but examines local practices and ideas in the light of general Greek ideas, relating them for example, to gen...(展开全部)

伊迪丝•霍尔（Edith Hall）是英国杰出古典学者，欧洲人文和自然科学院院士，伦敦国王学院古典学系教授、希腊研究中心教授，曾任教于牛津大学、剑桥大学、杜伦大学、雷丁大学、皇家霍洛威学院。主要研究古希腊文学与文化史，擅长从文化史的角度切入古希腊人的生活世界。著有《古代奴隶与废奴》《希腊悲剧：阳光下的苦难》《尤利西斯返乡：〈奥德修斯〉的文化史》等数十部作品。曾荣获伊拉斯谟奖章、洪堡研究奖。

伊迪丝•霍尔（Edith Hall）是英国杰出古典学者，欧洲人文和自然科学院院士，伦敦国王学院古典学系教授、希腊研究中心教授，曾任教于牛津大学、剑桥大学、杜伦大学、雷丁大学、皇家霍洛威学院。主要研究古希腊文学与文化史，擅长从文化史的角度切入古希腊人的生活世界。著有《古代奴隶与废奴》《希腊悲剧：阳光下的苦难》《尤利西斯返乡：〈奥德修斯〉的文化史》等数十部作品。曾荣获伊拉斯谟奖章、洪堡研究奖。

刘易斯·M.霍普费（1935—1992），1956年毕业于美国贝勒大学，取得历史学和宗教研究的学士学位；1960年，从美国西南浸信会神学院取得神学硕士学位；1965年，从波士顿大学取得旧约圣经研究的博士学位。此后于肯德尔学院担任神学教员。在教学初期，霍普费博士意识到学 生们缺乏一本学习世界宗教的指导课本。为学生们提供一本简明适当、可读性强的课本成为他的目标。基于此，第一版《世界宗教》于1979年出版。霍普费博士是一位“作家、教师、牧师、考古学家、院长、举重运动员，以及学生、同事和教区居民的精神导师”，他通过文字和语言深入诠释了这些角色。《世界宗教》是他留给学术界的遗赠。 马克·R. 伍德沃德，亚利桑那州立大学宗教研究领域的副教授，加札马达大学（印度尼西亚）宗教与跨文化研究中心比较宗教学客座教授。他从伊利诺伊大学取得文化人类学博士学位，并曾在芝加哥神学...(展开全部)

The Greeks were extraordinary not least because they evolved 'a totally new conception of what human life was for'. Elaborating on that claim, the author explores the life, culture and history of classical Greece.

The Greeks were extraordinary not least because they evolved 'a totally new conception of what human life was for'. Elaborating on that claim, the author explores the life, culture and history of classical Greece.

A Times Literary Supplement Best Book of the Year From “one of the most thoughtful ancient historians in Britain over more than half a century” (Mary Beard) comes a powerful look at how the modern world has understood the ancient Greeks and why their legacy still matters today. “This majestic book by Oswyn Murray has been long and eagerly awaited . . . and its quality and scope...(展开全部)

It is generally assumed that whatever else has changed about the human condition since the dawn of civilization, basic human emotions - love, fear, anger, envy, shame - have remained constant. David Konstan, however, argues that the emotions of the ancient Greeks were in some significant respects different from our own, and that recognizing these differences is important to un...(展开全部)