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The Hero Cults of Sparta
- Local Religion in a Greek City
Engelsk
Bogcover for The Hero Cults of Sparta af Dr Nicolette A. Pavlides, 9781350198081
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
304
ISBN-13:
9781350198081
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1350198080
Udg. Dato:
24 apr 2025
Størrelse i cm:
23,4 x 15,4 x 2,0
Oplagsdato:
24 apr 2025
Forfatter(e):

The Hero Cults of Sparta

- Local Religion in a Greek City
Engelsk
Paperback 2025
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This book examines the hero-cults of Sparta on the basis of the archaeological and literary sources. Nicolette Pavlides explores the local idiosyncrasies of a pan-Hellenic phenomenon, which itself can help us understand the place and function of heroes in Greek religion. Although it has long been noted that hero-cult was especially popular in Sparta, there is little known about the cults, both in terms of material evidence and the historical context for their popularity. The evidence from the cult of Helen and Menelaos at the Menelaion, the worship of Agamemnon and Alexandra/Kassandra, the Dioskouroi, and others who remain anonymous to us, is viewed as a local phenomenon reflective of the developing communal and social consciousness of the polis.

What is more, through an analysis of the typology of cults, it is concluded that in Sparta, the boundaries of the divine/heroic/mortal were fluid, which allowed a great variation in the expression of cults. The votive patterns, topography, and architectural evidence permit an analysis of the kinds of offerings to hero-cults and an evaluation of the architecture that housed such cults. Due to the material and spatial distribution of the votive deposits, it is argued that Sparta had a large number of hero shrines scattered throughout the polis, which attests to an enthusiastic and long-lasting local votive practice at a popular level.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
304
ISBN-13:
9781350198081
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1350198080
Udg. Dato:
24 apr 2025
Størrelse i cm:
23,4 x 15,4 x 2,0
Oplagsdato:
24 apr 2025
Forfatter(e):
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