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Between Deity and Dedicator
Author | : Sanne Hoffmann |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2023-07-03 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9783110770223 |
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The book presents a broad survey of Greek votive terracotta figurines, a class of votives where previous scholarship has mainly consisted of research in specific sites and collections. They have traditionally been interpreted as inexpensive and inconspicuous votives for everyday use, but this study questions whether this is in fact the case. By introducing the theoretical model of chaîne opératoire for a life cycle study of the votive figurines the book moves through the stages of production, distribution, use and discard of the votives, the latter both in the sense of practical discard and in the end of use. The study is based on a selection of case studies and surveys of relevant material, allowing for in-depth analyses of the terracottas in those life stages of shifting contextual interactions. The approach furthers new knowledge on several levels, such as the value of the terracottas, their suitability and their popularity as dedications, their iconography and symbolism, the general votive practice, and the end of the terracotta practice. As such, the book is relevant for all who seek insights on terracotta figurines, votive offerings, ritual practice, as well as those interested in archaeological methodology, theory and contexts.
Greek Religion and Society
Author | : P. E. Easterling,J. V. Muir |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 1985-06-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521287855 |
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This collection of essays considers many aspects of Greek civil life and reveals how religion manifested itself in institutions, art and literature. Clarifies the more puzzling and elusive elements by tracing the attitudes that lay behind the manifold cults and customs.
The Celt the Roman and the Saxon
Author | : Thomas Wright |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 554 |
Release | : 1861 |
Genre | : Ethnology |
ISBN | : UOM:39015063972288 |
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First Millennium Papers
Author | : R. F. J. Jones |
Publsiher | : BAR International Series |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Civilization, Medieval |
ISBN | : UVA:X001335801 |
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Biddle Twenty-three wide-ranging contributions on Europe in the first millennium AD. One theme examines the interaction of Roman and native in Gaul, the Rhineland and Britain (6)
Heroines Heroes and Deity
Author | : Dolores G. Kamrada |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2016-08-11 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780567662385 |
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Kamrada's study analyses three narratives concerning the greatest heroic figures of the biblical tradition: Jephthah's daughter, Samson and Saul, and includes a consideration of texts about King David. All three characters are portrayed as the greatest and most typical and exemplary heroes of the heroic era. All three heroes have an exceptionally close relationship with the deity all die a traditionally heroic, tragic death. Kamrada argues that within the Book of Judges and the biblical heroic tradition, Jephthah's daughter and Samson represent the pinnacle of female and male heroism respectively, and that they achieve super-human status by offering their lives to the deity, thus entering the sphere of holiness. Saul's trajectory, by contrast, exemplifies downfall of a great hero in his final, irreversible separation from God, and it also signals the decline of the heroic era. David, however, is shown as an astute hero who founds a lasting dynasty, thus conclusively bringing the heroic era in the Deuteronomistic history to a close.
A Vindication of Mr Trosse from the Charge of Uncharitableness
Author | : Josiah Eveleigh |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1719 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OXFORD:N11691872 |
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Brill s Companion to Greek and Latin Epyllion and Its Reception
Author | : Manuel Baumbach,Silvio Bär |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 666 |
Release | : 2015-03-20 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9789004233058 |
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In classical scholarship of the past two centuries, the term “epyllion” was used to label short hexametric texts mainly ascribable to the Hellenistic period (Greek) or the Neoterics (Latin). Apart from their brevity, characteristics such as a predilection for episodic narration or female characters were regarded as typically “epyllic” features. However, in Antiquity itself, the texts we call “epyllia” were not considered a coherent genre, which seems to be an innovation of the late 18th century. The contributions in this book not only re-examine some important (and some lesser known) Greek and Latin primary texts, but also critically reconsider the theoretical discourses attached to it, and also sketch their literary and scholarly reception in the Byzantine and Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Modern Age.
The Religion of the Nabataeans
Author | : J.F. Healey |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2015-08-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9789004301481 |
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This book surveys systematically all the aspects of the religion of the Nabataeans of ancient Petra, including such important themes as the divinisation of kings and comparisons with Judaism and Islam. It is the first monograph ever devoted to this subject.