Greek Sanctuaries - New Approaches

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.

List 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

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Robin Hagg (Editor), Hagg Robin (Editor), Nanno Marinatos (Editor), Marinatos Nanno (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.07.1993
• EAN: 9780415053846
• ISBN: 978-0-415-05384-6
• No. of pages: 264
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Cultural Studies, European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, RELIGION / Ancient, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Ancient World, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient religions & mythologies, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Ancient religions and Mythologies