Cave and worship in ancient Greece: new approaches to landscape and ritual

"Caves and Worship in Ancient Greece brings together a series of stimulating chapters contributing to the archaeology, and our modern understanding of the character and importance of caves and cave sanctuaries in the first millennium BCE Mediterranean. Written by emerging and established archae...

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Other Authors: Katsaru-Tzebekelē, Stella 20./21. Jh (Editor), Nagel, Alexander 1897- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2021
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Summary:"Caves and Worship in Ancient Greece brings together a series of stimulating chapters contributing to the archaeology, and our modern understanding of the character and importance of caves and cave sanctuaries in the first millennium BCE Mediterranean. Written by emerging and established archaeologists and researchers, the book employs a fascinating and wide range of approaches and methodologies to introduce, investigate and interpret material assemblages, many of which are introduced here for the first time. An introductory section explores the emergence and growth of caves as centres of cult and religion. The chapters then probe some of the meanings attached to materials such as bronze shields, terracotta figurines and ceramics, and those who created and used them. The authors use sensory and gender approaches, discuss the contribution of statistical analysis and the role of votive materials. At the heart of the volume is the examination of cave materials excavated on the Cycladic Islands and Crete, in Attika and on the western Greek mainland in Aitoloakarnania, on the Ionian Islands and in Southern Italy. This is a welcome volume for students of prehistoric and classical archaeology, enthusiasts of the history of caves, religion, ancient history, and anthropology"--
Item Description:Acknowledgements: Most of the essays collected here were first presented at the Archaeological Institute of America's 116th Annual meeting in Boston in January 2018, on a panel entitled "New Approaches to Cave and Worship in the Ancient Mediterranean."
Physical Description:xviii, 251 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
ISBN:9780367859169
9780367677503

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