Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion by Robert B. Parker

Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion

Robert B. Parker

432 pages paperback

2 editions

nonfiction history philosophy religion sociology informative slow-paced
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Most of the commonly read Greek texts address "pollution". The pollution theme appears in tragedies, historical texts, and political oratory. Purity is a constant concern in ritual texts, and Greeks underwent many small purifications in their ever...

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