Pollution, Purification, and the Scapegoat: Religion and Violence in the Trial of Socrates

Despite its wide and unfortunate neglect (if it is even noticed at all), the fact that the date of Socrates' trial coincided with Athens's annual sacrificial festival (Thargelia) is of paramount significance for an interpretation not only of Plato's Apology but also of the historical...

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Main Author: Brewer, Philip
Format: Others
Published: OpenSIUC 2014
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Online Access:https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1512
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2526&context=theses