Aspects of Ancient Greek Cult
Subtitle: Context - Ritual - Iconography
Contributors: Wickkiser, Bronwen; Hinge, George
Series: Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity; Aarhus studies in Mediterranean antiquity
Publisher: Aarhus University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Santa Barbara
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9788779346642
Subjects: Greece -- Antiquities -- Congresses; Idols and images -- Greece -- History -- Congresses; Music -- Religious aspects -- Congresses; Cults -- Greece -- History -- Congresses; Greece -- Religious life and customs -- Congresses
Description: The papers in this volume are based on an international conference organized by Jesper Tae Jensen, 9-10 January 2004 at the Department of Classical Archaeology, together with the Centre for Studies of Antiquities, University of Aarhus. They illustrate the interplay between the studies of classical archaeology, religion, history, and musicology. The eight papers by the young scholars and their Nestor, Richard Hamilton, offer a fresh look at various aspects of ancient Greek cult, including the use of the word cult in the academic disciplines of Archaeology and the History of Religion, the introd
Notes: Description based upon print version of record.