Cults And Rites In Ancient Greece
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Cults and Rites in Ancient Greece
Author | : Michael H. Jameson |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 2014-10-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781316123195 |
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This volume assembles fourteen highly influential articles written by Michael H. Jameson over a period of nearly fifty years, edited and updated by the author himself. They represent both the scope and the signature style of Jameson's engagement with the subject of ancient Greek religion. The collection complements the original publications in two ways: firstly, it makes the articles more accessible; and secondly, the volume offers readers a unique opportunity to observe that over almost five decades of scholarship Jameson developed a distinctive method, a signature style, a particular perspective, a way of looking that could perhaps be fittingly called a 'Jamesonian approach' to the study of Greek religion. This approach, recognizable in each article individually, becomes unmistakable through the concentration of papers collected here. The particulars of the Jamesonian approach are insightfully discussed in the five introductory essays written for this volume by leading world authorities on polis religion.
Cults and Rites in Ancient Greece
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Author | : Michael H. Jameson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Greece |
ISBN | : 1316133001 |
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"This volume assembles fourteen highly influential articles written by Michael H. Jameson over a period of nearly fifty years, edited and updated by the author himself. They represent both the scope and the signature style of Jameson's engagement with the subject of ancient Greek religion. The collection complements the original publications in two ways: firstly, it makes the articles more accessible; and secondly, the volume offers readers a unique opportunity to observe that over almost five decades of scholarship Jameson developed a distinctive method, a signature style, a particular perspective, a way of looking that could perhaps be fittingly called a 'Jamesonian approach' to the study of Greek religion. This approach, recognizable in each article individually, becomes unmistakable through the concentration of papers collected here. The particulars of the Jamesonian approach are insightfully discussed in the five introductory essays written for this volume by leading world authorities on polis religion"--
Ancient Greek Cults
Author | : Jennifer Lynn Larson |
Publsiher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780415324489 |
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Using archaeological, epigraphic and literary sources, and incorporating current scholarly theories, this volume offers an accessible account of the Greek gods for undergraduate students.
Ancient Greek Cults
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9781134346196 |
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Greek Mysteries
Author | : Michael B. Cosmopoulos |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2005-08-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781134536160 |
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Written by an international team of acknowledged experts, this excellent book studies a wide range of contributions and showcases new research on the archaeology, ritual and history of Greek mystery cults. With a lack of written evidence that exists for the mysteries, archaeology has proved central to explaining their significance and this volume is key to understanding a phenomenon central to Greek religion and society.
Beyond the Polis
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Author | : Irene S. Lemos,Athéna Tsingarida |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 2960202929 |
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The Sacrificial Rituals of Greek Hero Cults in the Archaic to the Early Hellenistic Period
Author | : Gunnel Ekroth |
Publsiher | : Presses universitaires de Liège |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 2013-05-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9782821829008 |
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This study questions the traditional view of sacrifices in hero-cults during the Archaic to the early Hellenistic periods. The analysis of the epigraphical and literary evidence for sacrifices to heroes in these periods shows, contrary to the traditional notion, that the main ritual in hero-cults was a thysia at which the worshippers consumed the meat from the animal victim. A particular handling of the animal’s blood or a holocaust, rituals previously taken to be typical for heroes, can rarely be documented and must be considered as marginal features in hero-cults. The terms eschara, escharon, bothros, enagizein, enagisma, enagismos and enagisterion, believed to be characteristic for hero-cults, are seldom used in hero-contexts before the Roman period and occur mainly in the Byzantine lexicographers and in the scholia. Since the main kind of sacrifice in hero-cults was a thysia, a ritual intimately connected with the social structure of society, the heroes must have fulfilled the same role as the gods within the Greek religious system. The fact that the heroes were dead seems to have been of little significance for the sacrificial rituals and it is questionable whether the rituals of hero-cults are to be considered as originating in the cult of the dead.
Understanding Greek Religion
Author | : Jennifer Larson |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 2016-03-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781317296744 |
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Understanding Greek Religion is one of the first attempts to fully examine any religion from a cognitivist perspective, applying methods and findings from the cognitive science of religion to the ancient Greek world. In this book, Jennifer Larson shows that many of the fundamentals of Greek religion, such as anthropomorphic gods, divinatory procedures, purity beliefs, reciprocity, and sympathetic magic arise naturally as by-products of normal human cognition. Drawing on evidence from across the ancient Greek world, Larson provides detailed coverage of Greek theology and local pantheons, rituals including processions, animal sacrifice and choral dance, and afterlife beliefs as they were expressed through hero worship and mystery cults. Eighteen in-depth essays illustrate the theoretical discussion with primary sources and include case studies of key cult inscriptions from Kyrene, Kos, and Miletos. This volume features maps, tables, and over twenty images to support and expand on the text, and will provide conceptual tools for understanding the actions and beliefs that constitute a religion. Additionally, Larson offers the first detailed discussion of cognition and memory in the transmission of Greek religious beliefs and rituals, as well as a glossary of terms and a bibliographical essay on the cognitive science of religion. Understanding Greek Religion is an essential resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of Greek culture and ancient Mediterranean religions.