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Religion in ancient Greece had a strong public character and was, in many respects, a way of integrating the individual into the community. Within this public religion, there were special cults - 'mysteries'. These were selected voluntarily by each person in the polis, allowing them to deal with the gods on an individual basis. Privacy was needed for the practice of the mysteries, and this was secured by an initiation ceremony that brought each person to a new spiritual level, and a higher degree of awareness in relation to the gods. With the lack of written evidence that exists for the mysteries, archaeology has proved central to explaining their significance, and this welcome volume showcases new research on the archaeology, ritual and history of Greek mystery cults.
Religion in ancient Greece had a strong public character and was, in many respects, a way of integrating the individual into the community. Within this public religion, there were special cults - 'mysteries'. These were selected voluntarily by each person in the polis, allowing them to deal with the gods on an individual basis. Privacy was needed for the practice of the mysteries, and this was secured by an initiation ceremony that brought each person to a new spiritual level, and a higher degree of awareness in relation to the gods. With the lack of written evidence that exists for the mysteries, archaeology has proved central to explaining their significance, and this welcome volume showcases new research on the archaeology, ritual and history of Greek mystery cults.
A report on six seasons of fieldwalking in northeast Attica by the
Oropos Survey Project. The project sought to investigate the
effects of political history in Oropos on the rural community,
their economy, society, organisation, religion and ideology. This
volume outlines the theoretical and methodological premises of the
project and presents the finds dating from the Neolithic to Roman
period.
For more than one thousand years, people from every corner of the
Greco-Roman world sought the hope for a blessed afterlife through
initiation into the Mysteries of Demeter and Kore at Eleusis. In
antiquity itself and in our memory of antiquity, the Eleusinian
Mysteries stand out as the oldest and most venerable mystery cult.
Despite the tremendous popularity of the Eleusinian Mysteries,
their origins are unknown. Because they are lost in an era without
written records, they can only be reconstructed with the help of
archaeology. This book provides a much-needed synthesis of the
archaeology of Eleusis during the Bronze Age and reconstructs the
formation and early development of the Eleusinian Mysteries. The
discussion of the origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries is
complemented with discussions of the theology of Demeter and an
update on the state of research in the archaeology of Eleusis from
the Bronze Age to the end of antiquity.
Few monuments have fascinated people as much as the Parthenon. Two
and a half millennia after its construction, this monument
continues to generate important research across a wide range of
fields, from classics and art history to archaeology and the
physical sciences. This book, which grows out of a conference held
at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, presents the latest
developments in Parthenon research by an international cast of
scholars and scientists. It offers new interpretations of some of
the most crucial issues, ranging from the authorship of the frieze
to the reconstruction of its missing sculpture, as well as the
sociopolitical context in which the monument was created and the
application of new technologies in Parthenon studies. Showcasing
the most up to date research on the Parthenon, this book not only
presents the current state of Parthenon studies but also marks the
future direction of scholarship.
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