Greek Religion: Modern Scholarship (OCR A-Level Classical Civilisations)

The following document contains an array of scholarly views in relation to Greek Religion and has been designed for students studying the OCR Classical Civilisation Specification for ‘World of the Hero.’ It has been broken down into the appropriate topic sections, with the scholar’s name and their argument, including key quotes. This can be used to accompany lessons, for students to incorporate scholarship into their own answers or to simply annotate.

Sections include:

• Nature of the Olympian Gods
• Personal Experience of the Divine
• Religion and Society
• Places of Worship
• Rituals and Priests
• Religion and Philosophy

The accompanying grid document contains further arguments alongside an opportunity to evaluate views using knowledge from the course. This has been broken down into the appropriate sub-sections but can easily be adapted to allow for the addition of any extra scholarship read.