Abstract
In order to approach the topic of religious education in classical Greece, the author begins by highlighting certain concepts developed in German Bildung in contradistinction to 'French' rhetoric, which was perceived as highly formal, a set of rules on how to state one's position, but not concerned with the profound truth of what should be said, known or believed. The German concept of education that dominated the perspective on religious education in antiquity refers to the ancient debates about rhetoric or idealistic truth, developed and conducted around Plato's idea of education; it sides with deeper, inner truth against the acquisition of more formal competences. This chapter presents an alternative way of perceiving and understanding Greek religious education, starting from a close analysis of the sources. Keywords:classical antiquity; classical Greece; German Bildung ; Plato's idea of education; religious education; religious knowledge
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