Economy of the sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor
By: Beate Dignas
Series: Oxford classical monographs
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 364
Subjects: Religion and politics -- Turkey -- History; Economics -- Religious aspects -- History; Temples, Greek -- Turkey; Temples, Roman -- Turkey; Turkey -- Religion
Description: "This original study examines the economic and political role of sanctuaries in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor. It proposes a triangular relationship of city, cult, and ruler, and explores the cults as entities with independent interests and powers, different from those of the cities that host them. This 'triangle' represents a challenge to our standard model of civic religion, which emphasizes the cults as fully institutionalized within the Greek polis and in general perceives city and cult as one and the same agent."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [300]-340) and indexes