A Local history of Greek polytheism : gods, people, and the land of Aigina, 800-400 bce /

A Local history of Greek polytheism : gods, people, and the land of Aigina, 800-400 bce /

This book provides the first comprehensive and detailed study of the deities and cults of the important Greek island-state of Aigina from the Geometric to Classical periods (800-400 BCE). It rests on a thorough first-hand reconsideration of the archaeological, epigraphic and literary evidence. The d...

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Main Author: Polinskai︠a︡, I.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden : Brill, 2013.

Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World 178.
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World Online, ISBN: 9789004299672.

Subjects:

Religion.
Aigina (Greece) > Religion.
Greece > Aigina.

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Call Number: BL793.A44 P65 2013

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1. Raising Questions
  • 2. Definitions and Approaches
  • 3. Categories, Data, Paradigms
  • 4. Conception of the Divine in Greek Polytheism
  • 5. Pantheons and Meaningful God Sets
  • 6. S ocial Roles of Deities in Local Cults
  • 7. Aiginetan Deities and Cults: Synchronic Analysis of Social Roles
  • 8. Inside the Aiginetan Mesocosm
  • 9. Historical Development of the Aiginetan Cults
  • 10. Regional Dialogues and Religious Contestation
  • 11. The Aiginetan Mesocosm and the 'Panhellenic Religious Dimension'
  • Epilogue: A Synopsis of Searches and Findings
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix One Roster of Aiginetan Deities with Evidence for Cult Practice
  • Appendix Two Natural and Social Topography of Aigina
  • Appendix Three Cultic Topography of Aigina
  • Appendix Four Inventories of Aiginetan Sanctuaries
  • Appendix Five Select Textual Sources with Translations
  • Illustrations
  • Maps
  • Index.