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  • Chapter 1 - Traditional Theoria

  • Julie K. Ward, Loyola University, Chicago
  • Book:
    Searching for the Divine in Plato and Aristotle
    Published online:
    09 December 2021
    Print publication:
    16 December 2021, pp 12-27

  • Summary

    The first chapter is focused on central features of traditional theoria which is a practice of attending festivals and sanctuaries; we consider the duration of the practice over several centuries as well as its geographical spread over the Mediterranean area. The primary characteristics of the traditional form relate to attendants traveling from home to foreign sites, such as Olympia or Athens, to observe and participate in the several periodic religious festivals that support the political and religious civic institutions. By fostering shared ideals of moral and intellectual values, traditional theoria also contributes to a form of Hellenic cosmopolitanism connected to Greek philosophy.