Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion (Classic Reprint)

Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion is not despite the title an introduction to Greek Religion. Beginners to the subject should look elsewhere first and return to this book later. Instead this is a study of the foundations (or alternatively depths) of Greek religion. It is not an easy read nor intended to be but it is an undeniable classic and amazing work of scholarship.<br><br>Most of us are aware of the classical stories of Greek religion Zeus the minotaur wax wings etc. Instead in this book Jane Ellen Harrison focuses on the rituals mysteries and other features of the older religion that gave birth to these myths. Rather than godly beings consuming ambrosia on top of a mountain these are beliefs of ghosts demons and potentially vengeful spirits which must be placated or disaster will occur. As Harrison writes Great things in literature