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DE NOVIS LIBRIS IUDICIA T. H arrison , Divinity and History . The Religion of Herodotus. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 2000. XII, 320 p. Pr. £45. Harrison sets himself a clear task: to prove that Herodotus did have religious beliefs and that, moreover, these are not merely his individ- ual beliefs but are representative of the beliefs of his time. Let me state at the outset that as far as this reviewer is concerned, H. has won his case. Not, however, as a result of his methodology, but because I never had any real doubts concerning Herodotus’ beliefs in the rst place. H.’s claim that modern approaches to Herodotus, which stress his re ned sense of history or use of literary techniques, have led to a general rejection amongst scholars of religious traces in the Histories , strikes me as an exaggeration. But more important than the validity of the thesis which he sets out to refute, is of course H.’s defense of his own thesis. He proceeds largely by cumulation and analogy, collecting all instances where Herodotus explicitly states his belief, and then adducing similar, but implicit passages (e.g., when a character expresses the same ideas). In
Mnemosyne – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2002
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