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About the author Justin Butler is a junior history major at Kentucky Christian University. He hopes to become a history professor in the future.

AbstractMost of our knowledge of the Peloponnesian War comes from the text of Thucydides' History, yet IR scholars are strangely credulous when evaluating Thucydides' pronouncements. I explore what Thucydides does not tell us, and suggest that his text obscures important information regarding the outbreak of the war. Thucydides has a secular bias which leads him to discount the Spartan religious self-narrative, but by attending to this schema, in which Sparta sees itself in the role of the pious defender of moderation pitted against the corrupt Athenians, we gain a richer understanding of the chain of events that led to war. Contemporary scholars have too readily adopted Thucydides' perspective on this issue, but by assessing Thucydides' data using insights drawn from contemporary cognitive theories of narrative and image we see that misperceptions based in the conflicting Athenian and Spartan narratives played an important role in the escalation of the crisis.

Ethnology of religion, a new branch of religious studies, is only at the phase of its formation at the present stage. Every nation, according to its natural right, has its native land, native language and native faith (spirituality, culture, tradition). This book: Lozko Halyna «Ethnology of religion. Scientific articles» (Mykolaiv: Ilion, 2023. – 372 pages) contains current scientific articles on the ethnology of religion by Doctor of Philosophy, Professor Нalyna Lozko. The author believes: the division of mankind into ethnic groups, peoples, nations, races – is a natural form of human existence. The book is addressed to scientists, philosophers, theologians, ethnologists, teachers and students, as well as a wide range of readers who are interested in the relationship between ethnos and religion.