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Book: Chasing Down Religion

Chapter: Why did the Greeks and Romans Pray Aloud? Anthropomorphism, 'Dumb Gods' and Human Cognition

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.22732

Blurb:

Aleš Chalupa discusses the reasons why Greeks and Romans prayed 'out loud' and goes on to discuss how silent prayer may have developed.

Chapter Contributors

  • Aleš Chalupa (achalupa@equinox.pub.com - aleschalupa) 'Department for the Study of Religions at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.'