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Tag Archives: Charles Thurot
Missing Religious Ontologies in Ancient Polytheism
Below is a brief paper that I wrote for my “Greek Religion” seminar last quarter, where I address some of the ontologies of religion (e.g. sacred texts, church, dogma) that appear to be absent from ancient Greek polytheism. I discussed … Continue reading
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