Religion and Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great was religiously both a man of his time and the catalyst for change in the pattern of Greek religious life. He accepted the ubiquity of divine presence in the world and participated actively in the practice of Greek paganism, but he was also imbued with his own importance which ev...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repository: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:269648 |
| Online Access: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/269648 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/karanos.94 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Alexander the Great Macedonia Ancient religion Omens Gods Divinization Alejandro Magno Religión antigua Presagios Dioses Divinización |
| Summary: | Alexander the Great was religiously both a man of his time and the catalyst for change in the pattern of Greek religious life. He accepted the ubiquity of divine presence in the world and participated actively in the practice of Greek paganism, but he was also imbued with his own importance which evolved over time into a belief in his own divinity. This belief and the desire for such recognition led to the worship of Hellenistic kings as mortal gods. |
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