Cave and worship in ancient Greece: new approaches to landscape and ritual
Introduction: On reading caves and ancient Greek cult -- The dawn of ancient Greek cave cult: Prehistoric cave sanctuaries -- Caves as sites of sensory and cognitive enhancement: The Idaean Cave on Crete -- Caves and consumption: The case of Polis Bay, Ithaca -- Communities, consumption and a cave:...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London New York
Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Greece (Antiquity)
/ Cave
/ Religion
/ Cave temples
/ History 1000 BC-1
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| IxTheo Classification: | AF Geography of religion AG Religious life; material religion BE Greco-Roman religions KBK Europe (East) TB Antiquity |
| Further subjects: | B
Worship
B Caves Religious aspects B Greece Antiquities B Conference program B Greece Religion |
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| Summary: | Introduction: On reading caves and ancient Greek cult -- The dawn of ancient Greek cave cult: Prehistoric cave sanctuaries -- Caves as sites of sensory and cognitive enhancement: The Idaean Cave on Crete -- Caves and consumption: The case of Polis Bay, Ithaca -- Communities, consumption and a cave: The profile of cult at Drakaina Cave on Kephallonia -- A river ran through it: Circulating images of ritual and engaging communities in a cave in Aitoloakarnania -- The Cave of Pan at Marathon, Attica: New evidence for the performance of cult in the historic era -- The face of cave rituals: Terracotta figurines in Greek sacred caves -- Approaching cult and ritual in Cycladic Caves -- Grottoes and the construction of cult in Southern Italy. "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"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0367859165 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4324/9781003015765 |