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Cults, Territory, and the Origins of the Greek City-State (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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Cults, Territory, and the Origins of the Greek City-State (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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How did the classical Greek city come into being? What role did
religion play in its formation? Athens, with its ancient citadel
and central religious cult, has traditionally been the model for
the emergence of the Greek city-state. But in this original and
controversial investigation, Francois de Polignac suggests that the
Athenian model was probably the exception, not the rule, in the
development of the polis in ancient Greece.
Combining archaeological and textual evidence, de Polignac argues
that the eighth-century settlements that would become the
city-states of classical Greece were defined as much by the
boundaries of "civilized" space as by its urban centers. The city
took shape through what de Polignac calls a "religious bipolarity,"
the cults operating both to organize social space and to articulate
social relationships being not only at the heart of the inhabited
area, but on the edges of the territory. Together with the urban
cults, these sanctuaries "in the wild" identified the polis and its
sphere of influence, giving rise to the concept of the state as a
territorial unit distinct from its neighbors. Frontier sanctuaries
were therefore often the focus of disputes between emerging
communities. But in other instances, in particular in Greece's
colonizing expeditions, these outer sanctuaries may have
facilitated the relations between the indigenous populations and
the settlers of the newly founded cities.
Featuring extensive revisions from the original French publication
and an updated bibliography, this book is essential for anyone
interested in the history and culture of ancient Greece.
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