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Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 2 of 3 / Olympus; or, the Religion of the Homeric Age — W. E. Gladstone

Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 2 of 3 / Olympus; or, the Religion of the Homeric Age

W. E. Gladstone

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 456 pages

Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 2: Olympus; or, the Religion of the Homeric Age is a collection of essays by W. E. Gladstone on the gods and religious ideas in Homer. It examines the mixed, traditional, and inventive elements of Homeric theology and myth. It offers insight into Homeric scholarship and ancient Greek religion.

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Contents

  1. STUDIES ON HOMER AND THE HOMERIC AGE.
  2. THE CONTENTS.
  3. SECT. I. On the Mixed Character of the Supernatural System, or Theo-Mythology, of Homer.
  4. SECT. II. The traditive Element of the Homeric Theo-mythology.
  5. SECT. III. The inventive Element of the Homeric Theo-mythology.
  6. SECT. IV. The Composition of the Olympian Court: and the Classification of the whole Supernatural Order in Homer.
  7. SECT. V. The Olympian Community and its Members, considered in themselves.
  8. SECT. VI. The Olympian Community and its Members, considered in their influence on human society and conduct.
  9. SECT. VII. On the traces of an origin abroad for the Olympian Religion.
  10. SECT. VIII. The Morals of the Homeric Age.
  11. SECT. IX. Woman in the Homeric age.
  12. SECT. X. The office of the Homeric Poems in relation to that of the early Books of Holy Scripture.
  13. FOOTNOTES
  14. Transcriber's Note
  15. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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