9780715629345 - the light of the gods: the role of light in archaic and classical greek cult: the role of light in archaic and classical greek culture di parisinou, eva (5 risultati)
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Cloth with dustjacket. Condizione: Gut. XV, 256 p.: Ill. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJC…T). - Schutzumschlag berieben, minimale Randläsuren, sonst sehr guter Zustand / dust jacket rubbed, minimal edgewear, otherwise very good condition. - This is the first synthetic study of the use and significance of light in ancient Greek cult of the Archaic and Classical periods (from the seventh to the fourth century BCE). It is based on all the available evidence, ranging from literary texts and inscriptions to representations of light in vase-painting and sculpture, and surviving physical remains from excavations of Greek sanctuaries. Light is treated both as an abstract component of brightness which forms part of the nature of the gods and as an artifact which assumes concrete forms in divine hands. As a possession of mortals, light is found to have been regularly involved in their contact with gods. Religious rituals are discussed in connection with the types and amount of light that they required, and reconstructions are suggested of the different roles that light played in them. The Light of the Gods shows that the involvement of light in Greek cult was a complex phenomenon which penetrated a great variety of ritual practices and religious beliefs surrounding the worship of gods in Archaic and Classical Greece. Extensively illustrated with photographs and line drawings, the book will be of interest to archaeologists at all levels, and also to students of Greek cultural history and religion. / Contents Acknowledgements Illustration Sources Conventions and Abbreviations Introduction: Aspects of Divine and Earthly Light I. Light in Early Greek Religious Thought and Practice 1. The Lamp of Athena in Homer 2. Lighting devices in early Greece II. Keeping a Flame Alive 1. The ever-burning Lamp in the temple of Athena Polias 2. Sacred lights on the Athenian Akropolis 3. Transferring sacred light: torch-races (lampadêdromiai) III. Light in Rites of Passage 1. Birth 2. Nursing divine and mortal children 3. Pre-nuptial rites 4. The wedding 5. The day after the wedding (Epaulia) 6. Death and afterlife IV. Pollution-Repelling Fire 1. Purification from the miasma of death 2. Use of fire in prayer and divination 3. Pure fire and love-making V. Light-Bearing Divine Images 1. Cult-statues and divine images involving light 2. The swiftly walking goddess and the source of her light 3. Torch-lit libations 4. Receiving worshippers and sacrifice 5. Divine assemblies VI. Fire and Light in Divine Hunting and Divine Retribution 1. Divine hunting and black hunting 2. Light and fire as divine weapons 3. The torch of war 4. Light and fire as symbols of destruction and justice among mortals VII. The Fire and Light of the Senses 1. Bright and burning images of emotions 2. Divinely inspired emotions; the fire of the maenads VIII. Cultivation and Prosperity of Land: Fire as a Creative Power 1. Fire and grain rituals 2. Thesmophoria and Haloa 3. Natural abundance in a Dionysiac context: the wedding of Dionysos and Ariadne (hieros gamos) 4. The fire of satyrs - creative fire IX. Use of Light in the Worship of the Gods 1. The cult of Demeter and Persephone 2. The cult of Artemis 3. The cult of Athena 4. Use of light in nocturnal feasts for the gods (pannukhides) Conclusion Notes Catalogues of Vases and Sculptures: 1-9 Bibliography Vase Shapes Glossary List of Literary Works Cited General Index Topographical Index. ISBN 9780715629345 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 590.
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Hardcover. Condizione: New. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** â" â" *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED -- This is a synthetic study of the use and significance of light in ancient Greek cult of the Archaic and Classical periods (from… the seventh to the fourth century BCE). It is based on all the available evidence, ranging from literary texts and inscriptions to representations of light in vase-painting and sculpture, and surviving physical remains from excavations of Greek sanctuaries. Light is treated both as an abstract component of brightness which forms part of the nature of the gods and as an artifact which assumes concrete forms in divine hands. As a possession of mortals, light is found to have been regularly involved in contact with the gods. A variety of rituals are discussed in connection with the types and amount of light that they required, and reconstructions are suggested of the different roles that light played in them. This book shows that the involvement of light in Greek cult was a complex phonomenon which penetrated a great variety of ritual practices and religious beliefs surrounding the worship of gods in Archaic and Classical Greece. -- TABLE OF CONTENTS: Illustration Sources xii * Conventions and Abbreviations xvi * * Introduction: Aspects of 'Divine' and 'Earthly' Light 1 * * I. Light in Early Greek Religious Thought and Practice 5 * II. Keeping a Flame 'Alive' 20 * III. Light in Rites of Passage 45 * IV. Pollution-Repelling Fire 73 * V. Light-Bearing Divine Images 81 * VI. Fire and Light in Divine Hunting and Divine Retribution 101 * VII. The Fire and Light in the Senses 114 * VIII. Cultivation and Prosperity of Land: Fire as a Creative Power 124 * IX. Use of Light in the Worship of the Gods 136 * * Conclusion 162 * Notes 169 * Catalogues of Vases and Scriptures: 19 203 * Bibliography 223 * Vase Shapes 243 -- with a bonus offer--; 520-Parise; Parisinou, Eva The Light of the Gods: The Role of Light in Archaic and Classical Greek Cult synthetic study of the use and significance of light in ancient Greek cult of the Archaic and Classical periods (from the seventh to the fourth century BCE). It is.
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Hardcover. Condizione: New. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, NEVER OPENED -- 256p, 42 black and white pls, 31 b/w figs -- DESCRIPTION: "A detailed and informative study of the use and significance of light and fire fro…m the 7th to 4th century BC as portrayed in literary texts, inscriptions, art and physical remains. Eva Parisinou looks at both earthly lighting devices such as torches and lamps and those associated with the gods and divinity. Both abstract concepts and very specific examples are discussed with particular emphasis on the role of light in rites of passage, in pollution-repelling, in symbolising links with divinity, as well as light used in religious rituals and belief systems. " -- REVIEW: "This book is an examination of light, lamps, and torches as they were used in cult, in representations of the gods in art, and in literary descriptions of religious scenes. Parisinou gathers evidence, mostly but not totally archaeological, from all over the Greek world from the time of Homer to the end of the Classical period. The discussion ranges from the first mention of a lamp in Greek literature, a disputed section of the Odyssey, through the use of torches in foot races and in rites of passage, images of fire held by various deities in art, and the employment of torches in cult. Parisinou provides a large collection of citations for these uses without venturing into much new theoretical or factual territory. " (excerpt) - Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.10.06, Reviewed by Edward Kadletz, Ball State University -- with a bonus offer--; 520-Paris.
