Cults, Territory and the Origin of the Greek City-state

"De Polignac's thesis, which put the rural sanctuary at the centre of the idea of the Greek city and stressed the political importance of rural concerns, was music to the ears of the archaeologists....In this translation of a revised edition of the book, the author has strengthened his argument, meeting his critics part-way and bringing the archaeology up to date....Still as stimulating as ever". -- Times Literary Supplement"De Polignac offers a series of most penetrating insights into the religious functioning of the polls". -- Anthony M. Snodgrass, Classical Review

Summary

Combining archaeological and textual evidence, this book examines the eighth-century settlements that became the city-states of classical Greece (the polis). The author suggests that the Athenian model was probably the exception, not the rule, in the development of the polis.

Product details

• Authors: Francois de Polignac, François De Polignac, Francois de Polignac, Francois de Polignac
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.06.1995
• EAN: 9780226673349
• ISBN: 978-0-226-67334-9
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 217 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient World, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology