7. Theorizing About (Which?) Origins: Herodotus on the Gods
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | 7. Theorizing About (Which?) Origins: Herodotus on the Gods - Theorizing Religion in Antiquity |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Nickolas Roubekas; University of Aberdeen; United Kingdom |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Religious Studies; Ancient History |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | religion in antiquity; ancient religion; ancient history; classics |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | ancient religion |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | Modern theories of religion are preoccupied with the questions of origin and function of religion. By 'origin' theorists refer to the questions of when, why, and how religion originates, either historically i.e., the first time in history that religion appearsor recurrently i.e., every time that religion appears in a given culture, setting, geographical area, etc. Although this explanatory exercise is deemed modern, it nevertheless preoccupied ancient authors as well. Among the most notable ancient attempts to explain the origins of the gods (and, thus, religion) is the Histories of Hedorotus, the often deemed father of history. The main interpretative approach taken by classicists, historians, and religious studies scholars is the assignment of a diffusionism theory to Herodotus. In this essay, this explanation is challenged by a closer reading of the Histories and Herodotus's goal. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 13-May-2019 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/27967 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.27967 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Theorizing Religion in Antiquity |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
worldwide, 6th century BCE to 4th century CE |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |