Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion

Most of the commonly read Greek texts address "pollution." The pollution theme appears in tragedies, historical texts, and political oratory. Purity is a constant concern in ritual texts, and Greeks underwent many small purifications in their everyday lives. Certain archaic religiousmovements even made "purification" the path to felicity in the afterlife. First published in 1983, Miasma is the first work in English to treat this theme in detail.Parker, Robert is the author of 'Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion' with ISBN 9780198148357 and ISBN 0198148356.