Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches - Brossura

Marinatos, Nanno; Hagg, Robin

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0415125367 ISBN 13: 9780415125369

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1995

Riassunto

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Recensione

'A remarkably stimulating and informative collection ... When it comes out in paperback, every classics graduate student should buy it.' – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

'Nine articles, all of them good, and some of them really excellent, supported by an extremely detailed and complete bibliographical essay ... an exceptional volume' – Greece and Rome

Product Description

Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches examines some of the major and less well known Greek sanctuaries from a new perspective. The traditional approach to Greek sanctuaries and especially temples has been descriptive. Much emphasis is commonly placed on architectural features but only rarely is there an attempt to look at the totality of functions that a Greek sanctuary might encompass. This collection of articles addresses the critical questions which related to the diverse purposes of the sanctuaries: what was their social function? Who were their clients? And how does the history of sanctuaries reflect the development of Archaic and Classical Greek culture and civilization? Regional links and variations are stressed, while some sanctuaries are shown to have had particular uses such as dining and initiation. Among the cults discussed are the Eleusinian mysteries for which a new reconstruction is proposed.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0415125367
• ISBN 13: 9780415125369
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 264