Feasting and polis institutions /
Feasting and commensality formed the backbone of social life in the polis, the most characteristic and enduring form of political organization in the ancient Greek world. Exploring a wide array of commensal practices, Feasting and Polis Institutions reveals how feasts defined the religious and polit...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2018.
Series:
Mnemosyne, Supplements
414.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Supplement 2018, ISBN: 9789004363922.
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Call Number: JA75.7
| Summary: | Feasting and commensality formed the backbone of social life in the polis, the most characteristic and enduring form of political organization in the ancient Greek world. Exploring a wide array of commensal practices, Feasting and Polis Institutions reveals how feasts defined the religious and political institutions of the Greek citizen-state. Taking the reader from the Early Iron Age to the Imperial Period, this volume launches an essential inquiry into Greek power relations. Focusing on the myriad of patronage roles at the feast and making use of a wide variety of methodologies and primary sources, including archaeology, epigraphy and literature, Feasting and Polis Institutions argues that in ancient Greece political interaction could never be complete until it was consummated in a festive context. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004356733 |
| ISSN: | 2352-8656 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |