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Four. Demeter: Civic Worship, Women’s Rites, and the Eleusinian Mysteries
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Nancy Evans
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Illustrations xi
- Preface xiii
- Maps xvii
- Introduction: The City of Pericles and Socrates 1
- One. Cleisthenes: The Family Curse behind Athenian Democracy 12
- Two. Athena: Religion and the Demo cratic Polis 35
- Three. Pericles: Empire and War in the City of Athena 63
- Four. Demeter: Civic Worship, Women’s Rites, and the Eleusinian Mysteries 100
- Five. Alcibiades: Politics, Religion, and the Cult of Personality 131
- Six. Dionysus: Civic Rituals of Wine, Theater, and Transformation 170
- Seven. Socrates: Impiety Trials in the Restored Democracy 208
- Epilogue: The City after Socrates 241
- Glossary of terms 245
- Suggested further readings by chapter 251
- Bibliography 257
- Index 265
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Illustrations xi
- Preface xiii
- Maps xvii
- Introduction: The City of Pericles and Socrates 1
- One. Cleisthenes: The Family Curse behind Athenian Democracy 12
- Two. Athena: Religion and the Demo cratic Polis 35
- Three. Pericles: Empire and War in the City of Athena 63
- Four. Demeter: Civic Worship, Women’s Rites, and the Eleusinian Mysteries 100
- Five. Alcibiades: Politics, Religion, and the Cult of Personality 131
- Six. Dionysus: Civic Rituals of Wine, Theater, and Transformation 170
- Seven. Socrates: Impiety Trials in the Restored Democracy 208
- Epilogue: The City after Socrates 241
- Glossary of terms 245
- Suggested further readings by chapter 251
- Bibliography 257
- Index 265
