Miasma - Parker, Robert (Wykeham Professor of Ancient History,, Wykeham Profe
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Anyone who has sampled even a few of the most commonly read Greek texts will have encountered pollution. The pollution of bloodshed is a frequent theme of tragedy: Orestes is driven mad; Oedipus brings plague upon all Thebes. In historical texts we find cities intervening in the internal affairs of others to 'drive out the pollution', or making war on account of it. Political orators represent their opponents as polluting demons. Purity is a constant concern in ritual texts, and any Greek underwent many small purifications in his everyday life. Certain abnormal religious movements of the…mehr

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Anyone who has sampled even a few of the most commonly read Greek texts will have encountered pollution. The pollution of bloodshed is a frequent theme of tragedy: Orestes is driven mad; Oedipus brings plague upon all Thebes. In historical texts we find cities intervening in the internal affairs of others to 'drive out the pollution', or making war on account of it. Political orators represent their opponents as polluting demons. Purity is a constant concern in ritual texts, and any Greek underwent many small purifications in his everyday life. Certain abnormal religious movements of the archaic age made 'purification' the path to felicity in the afterlife. First published in hardback in 1983, Miasma is the first work in English to treat this theme in detail.
Readers of Greek literary, historical, oratorical, ritual and even medical texts, are all liable to encounter ideas of pollution. This text seeks to describe and analyze this wide-ranging and complex concept.
Autorenporträt
Robert Parker, a Bronx native, witnessed the city's upheaval during his formative years. After serving in the USAF, he pursued Aerospace Engineering at Fullerton College, contributing to the NASA Space Shuttle program for three decades. His debut novel, Blood Oaths: Sumus Quasi Mortui (We Are As Dead Men), merges his diverse experiences into a captivating tale. Blending history, action, and a Christian worldview, Parker offers readers a visceral journey through time and legacy.