Vasilios N. Makrides is Professor of Religious Studies specializing on Orthodox Christianity at the University of Erfurt, Germany.

• Preface Introduction I Religious Profile of Greece: An Overview Across Time 1 Hellenic Polytheism, Hellenism, Hellenic Tradition 2 Christian Monotheism, Orthodox Christianity, Greek Orthodoxy 3 Judaism, Islam, and Other Religious Cultures II Hellenism and Christianity: Interactions Across History 4 Antithesis, Tension, Conflict 5 Selection, Transformation, Synthesis 6 Symbiosis, Mixture, Fusion 7 Individuality, Distinctiveness, Idiosyncrasy Epilogue Notes Index About the Author

"[Makrides] has masterfully presented a history of the religious cultures of Greece from antiquity to the present. Few scholars today would have the courage, let alone sufficient knowledge of the sources, to present a panoramic synthesis of so huge a topic..." - Vasiliki M. Limberis (The Journal of Religion) "Provides a careful new look at the palimpsest of Hellenism and Christianity over the long course of Greek history, revealing the immense complexity of the religious cultures of Greece. The book is at once a valuable contribution to the comparative study of religion and to our understanding of Greece's dense religious history." - K. E. Fleming,author of Greece: A Jewish History "The first synthetic survey of a complex plurality of voices from antiquity to the present; it is broad in scope, rich in detail for every period, and theoretically challenging. Like the Greek tradition itself, it builds bridges between disciplines that have for too long remained separate." - Anthony Kaldellis,author of The Christian Parthenon: Classicism and Pilgrimage in Byzantine Athens "Until now no one has written a comprehensive, synthetic history of the religious cultures of Greece. In this deeply learned book, Vasilios Makrides presents a brilliant analysis of the complex, multifaceted and intertwined history of Hellenism and Christianity. Hellenic Temples and Christian Churches is a tour de force of a book that is now the foundational text on which all future research will be based." - Thomas W. Gallant,University of California, San Diego

Vasilios N. Makrides is Professor of Religious Studies specializing on Orthodox Christianity at the University of Erfurt, Germany.

• Preface Introduction I Religious Profile of Greece: An Overview Across Time 1 Hellenic Polytheism, Hellenism, Hellenic Tradition 2 Christian Monotheism, Orthodox Christianity, Greek Orthodoxy 3 Judaism, Islam, and Other Religious Cultures II Hellenism and Christianity: Interactions Across History 4 Antithesis, Tension, Conflict 5 Selection, Transformation, Synthesis 6 Symbiosis, Mixture, Fusion 7 Individuality, Distinctiveness, Idiosyncrasy Epilogue Notes Index About the Author

"[Makrides] has masterfully presented a history of the religious cultures of Greece from antiquity to the present. Few scholars today would have the courage, let alone sufficient knowledge of the sources, to present a panoramic synthesis of so huge a topic..." - Vasiliki M. Limberis (The Journal of Religion) "Provides a careful new look at the palimpsest of Hellenism and Christianity over the long course of Greek history, revealing the immense complexity of the religious cultures of Greece. The book is at once a valuable contribution to the comparative study of religion and to our understanding of Greece's dense religious history." - K. E. Fleming,author of Greece: A Jewish History "The first synthetic survey of a complex plurality of voices from antiquity to the present; it is broad in scope, rich in detail for every period, and theoretically challenging. Like the Greek tradition itself, it builds bridges between disciplines that have for too long remained separate." - Anthony Kaldellis,author of The Christian Parthenon: Classicism and Pilgrimage in Byzantine Athens "Until now no one has written a comprehensive, synthetic history of the religious cultures of Greece. In this deeply learned book, Vasilios Makrides presents a brilliant analysis of the complex, multifaceted and intertwined history of Hellenism and Christianity. Hellenic Temples and Christian Churches is a tour de force of a book that is now the foundational text on which all future research will be based." - Thomas W. Gallant,University of California, San Diego

Vasilios N. Makrides is Professor of Religious Studies specializing on Orthodox Christianity at the University of Erfurt, Germany.

• Preface Introduction I Religious Profile of Greece: An Overview Across Time 1 Hellenic Polytheism, Hellenism, Hellenic Tradition 2 Christian Monotheism, Orthodox Christianity, Greek Orthodoxy 3 Judaism, Islam, and Other Religious Cultures II Hellenism and Christianity: Interactions Across History 4 Antithesis, Tension, Conflict 5 Selection, Transformation, Synthesis 6 Symbiosis, Mixture, Fusion 7 Individuality, Distinctiveness, Idiosyncrasy Epilogue Notes Index About the Author

"[Makrides] has masterfully presented a history of the religious cultures of Greece from antiquity to the present. Few scholars today would have the courage, let alone sufficient knowledge of the sources, to present a panoramic synthesis of so huge a topic..." - Vasiliki M. Limberis (The Journal of Religion) "Provides a careful new look at the palimpsest of Hellenism and Christianity over the long course of Greek history, revealing the immense complexity of the religious cultures of Greece. The book is at once a valuable contribution to the comparative study of religion and to our understanding of Greece's dense religious history." - K. E. Fleming,author of Greece: A Jewish History "The first synthetic survey of a complex plurality of voices from antiquity to the present; it is broad in scope, rich in detail for every period, and theoretically challenging. Like the Greek tradition itself, it builds bridges between disciplines that have for too long remained separate." - Anthony Kaldellis,author of The Christian Parthenon: Classicism and Pilgrimage in Byzantine Athens "Until now no one has written a comprehensive, synthetic history of the religious cultures of Greece. In this deeply learned book, Vasilios Makrides presents a brilliant analysis of the complex, multifaceted and intertwined history of Hellenism and Christianity. Hellenic Temples and Christian Churches is a tour de force of a book that is now the foundational text on which all future research will be based." - Thomas W. Gallant,University of California, San Diego