Atheism as a Group Identity in Ancient Greece

Was atheism ever a group identity in Greek antiquity? This paper considers the evidence. For classical Athens, the earliest possible context where atheists may have grouped, the evidence is exiguous and uncertain, but it is possible that (as Plato claimed in The Laws) there were groups of intellectu...

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Published in:Religion in the Roman empire
Main Author: Whitmarsh, Tim 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck [2017]
In: Religion in the Roman empire
Year: 2017, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 50-65
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Greece (Antiquity) / Atheism / Group identity
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
KBK Europe (East)
TB Antiquity
Further subjects:B DIAGORAS OF MELOS
B AËTIUS
B Atheism
B CARNEADES
B Group Identity
B doxography
B Plato
B Sextus Empiricus
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