Greek Sanctuaries - New Approaches

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung A collection of articles about the function of sanctuaries in Archaic and Classical Greece. The book deals with the origins, historical developments and social functions of sanctuaries. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Robin Marinatos Hagg
• Assisted by: Robin Hagg (Editor), Hagg Robin (Editor), Nanno Marinatos (Editor), Marinatos Nanno (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.06.1995
• EAN: 9780415125369
• ISBN: 978-0-415-12536-9
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Ancient World, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Archaeology by period / region, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Ancient religions and Mythologies