The present volume explores the interdependent relationship between religion education and
knowledge in ancient Greek cultures. While in modern scholarship Greek religion has been widely
studied as embedded in society the socio-religious aspects of education and knowledge have not
yet been investigated in depth. The essays look for contexts agents and media through which
religion education and knowledge were shared and transmitted within and beyond a community.
The chronological framework extends from the classical period to late antiquity and covers the
eastern and part of the western Greek Mediterranean. Examining a diverse range of evidence from
both literary sources and material culture this volume highlights the variety of Greek
religious education and the comprehensive baggage of knowledge required for performing rituals.
