The Religious Life of Greek Automata
This paper examines the religious lives of Greek automata. An automaton is an object that has been constructed to move on its own.¹ I argue that ancient Greek automata at first had a solely magical life, later attained a mechanical life, and that this change from magical to mechanical allowed automa...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
[2016]
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| In: |
Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Year: 2016, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 123-136 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Greece (Antiquity)
/ Religion
/ Automat
/ Cultic object
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BE Greco-Roman religions |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (Verlag) |