Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches
The history of Greek sanctuaries reflects the development of ancient Greek culture and civilization. Traditionally studies of sanctuaries have been mainly descriptive, with much emphasis on the architectural features. This collection rakes a wider view. The articles, all by archaeologists or historians of religion, explore the ongm and development of sanctuaries through detailed investigations of some of the most major and some less well-known sites. They stress the social significance of sanctuaries, as well as the important role they played within particular cults. Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches is important and engaging reading for students of ancient Greek history or archaeology. Ir will also be of interest to people visiting the sites.
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Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches
The history of Greek sanctuaries reflects the development of ancient Greek culture and civilization. Traditionally studies of sanctuaries have been mainly descriptive, with much emphasis on the architectural features. This collection rakes a wider view. The articles, all by archaeologists or historians of religion, explore the ongm and development of sanctuaries through detailed investigations of some of the most major and some less well-known sites. They stress the social significance of sanctuaries, as well as the important role they played within particular cults. Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches is important and engaging reading for students of ancient Greek history or archaeology. Ir will also be of interest to people visiting the sites.
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Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches

Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches

Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches
Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches

Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches

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The history of Greek sanctuaries reflects the development of ancient Greek culture and civilization. Traditionally studies of sanctuaries have been mainly descriptive, with much emphasis on the architectural features. This collection rakes a wider view. The articles, all by archaeologists or historians of religion, explore the ongm and development of sanctuaries through detailed investigations of some of the most major and some less well-known sites. They stress the social significance of sanctuaries, as well as the important role they played within particular cults. Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches is important and engaging reading for students of ancient Greek history or archaeology. Ir will also be of interest to people visiting the sites.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780415053846
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 07/29/1993
Pages: 264
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Nanno Marinatos is Professor of Archaeology and Classics at College Year in Athens. Robin Hagg is Professor of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Goteborg.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations, Notes on contributors, Preface, List of abbreviations, 1 Early sanctuaries, the eighth century and ritual space: fragments of a discourse, 2 The origins of pan-Hellenism, 3 Ritual dining at Corinth, 4 Three related sanctuaries of Poseidon: Geraistos, Kalaureia and Tainaron, 5 Greek sanctuaries as places of refuge, 6 The sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at Eleusis, 7 The Heraion at Samos, 8 The evolution of a pan-Hellenic sanctuary: from archaeology towards history at Isthmia, 9 Concordia Discors: the literary and the archaeological evidence on the sanctuary of Samothrace, 10 Twenty-five years of research on Greek sanctuaries: a bibliography, 11 What were Greek sanctuaries? A synthesis, Index
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