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Placing the Gods - Sanctuaries and Sacred Space in Ancient Greece (Paperback, 1st Paperback Ed)
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Placing the Gods - Sanctuaries and Sacred Space in Ancient Greece (Paperback, 1st Paperback Ed)
Series: Clarendon Paperbacks
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No one disputes the centrality of cult activity in the lives of
individuals and communities in ancient Greece. The significance of
where people worshipped their gods has been far less acknowledged.
In 1884 Francois de Polignac argued that the placing of cult
centres played a major part in establishing the concept of the
city-state in archaic Greece. The essays in this collection, headed
by that of de Polignac himself in which he re-assesses his
position, critically examine the social and political importance of
sanctuary placement, not only by re-examining the case of the
archaic Greece discussed by de Polignac, but by extending analysis
both back to Mycenaean times and onwards to Greece under Roman
occupation. These essays reveal something of the complexity of
relations between religion and politics in ancient Greece,
demonstrating how vital factors such as tradition, gender
relations, and cult identity were in creating and maintaining the
religious mapping of the Greek countryside.
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