Religious Festivals in Greek Art

Tyler Jo Smith (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

2024
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-065855-2 (ISBN)

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Although ancient Greek festivals are well understood on the basis of textual evidence, there is no up-to-date or sustained treatment of these dynamic, multi-day events in relation to ancient art. The current book examines the way ancient Greek festivals have been treated in scholarly research overtime as well as how festivals have been understood within the larger scope of ancient religion. By way of introduction, the ancient Greek terminology related to festivals - from their names to their component parts - is outlined, as are the key iconographic elements and descriptive vocabulary used to convey such complex subject matter on the surface of a vase or votive relief, in a large-scale sculpture, or in miniature on a gem. Of particular importance is the problem of identifying a festival or related activity (as opposed to private or domestic religion), and then of matching the iconography with a known, named occasion from antiquity (e.g. Anthesteria, Panathenaia, Thargelia). Readers will better understand the significance, complexity, and place of religious festivals in ancient Greek visual culture.

Tyler Jo Smith, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Virginia, USA.

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2022
Reihe/Serie	Trends in Classics - Key Perspectives on Classical Research
Verlagsort	Berlin/Boston
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
Schlagworte	Antike • Antike Kunst • Archaeologie • Kunst • Religion • Religion der Antike
ISBN-10	3-11-065855-0 / 3110658550
ISBN-13	978-3-11-065855-2 / 9783110658552
Zustand	Neuware