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The Akragas Dialogue

New investigations on sanctuaries in Sicily

Monica De Cesare, Elisa Chiara Portale, Natascha Sojc (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

VIII, 422 Seiten

2020
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-050027-1 (ISBN)

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The papers of this volume focus on the sacred landscapes of ancient Sicily. Religious and cultural dimensions of Greek sanctuaries are assessed in light of the results of recent exacavations and new readings of literary sources. The material dimension of cult practices in ancient sanctuaries is the central issue of all contributions, with a focus on the findings from ancient Akragas. Great attention is also paid to past ritual activities, which are framed in three complementary areas of enquiry. Firstly, the architectural setting of sanctuaries is examined beyond temple buildings to assess the wider context of their structural and spatial complexity. Secondly, the material culture of votive deposition and religious feasting is analysed in terms of performative characteristics and through the lens of anthropological approaches. Thirdly, the significance of gender in cultic practice is investigated in light of the fresh data retrieved from the field. The new findings presented in this volume contribute to close the existing research gaps in the study of sanctuaries in Sicily, as well as the wider practice of Greek religion.

Monica de Cesare, Elisa Chiara Portale, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy; Natascha Sojc, Universität Augsburg, Germany.

"These critiques notwithstanding, this work makes an important contribution to the scholarship of Archaic and Classical Sicilian religion, and given the ongoing work of many of its contributors, points to expanding horizons in years to come." Dominic Dalglish in: BMCR 2021.09.32.

Erscheinungsdatum	11.02.2020
Zusatzinfo	180 b/w and 26 col. ill.
Verlagsort	Berlin/Boston
Sprache	englisch; deutsch
Maße	170 x 240 mm
Gewicht	1157 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
Schlagworte	akragas • ancient religion. • cultural encounter • Greek religion • Religion/ Antike • Ritual/ Antike • ritual theory and praxis • Sanctuaries • sicily • Sizilien
ISBN-10	3-11-050027-2 / 3110500272
ISBN-13	978-3-11-050027-1 / 9783110500271
Zustand	Neuware