Caves and worship in Greece new approaches to landscape and ritual / Stella Katsarou and Alexander Nagel.
| Other author | Katsarou, Stella. |
| Other author | Nagel, Alexander, 1971- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: On reading caves and ancient Greek cult -- The dawn of ancient Greek cave cult: Prehistoric cave sanctuaries -- Caves as sites of sensory and cognitive enhancement: The Idaean Cave on Crete -- Caves and consumption: The case of Polis Bay, Ithaca -- Communities, consumption and a cave: The profile of cult at Drakaina Cave on Kephallonia -- A river ran through it: Circulating images of ritual and engaging communities in a cave in Aitoloakarnania -- The Cave of Pan at Marathon, Attica: New evidence for the performance of cult in the historic era -- The face of cave rituals: Terracotta figurines in Greek sacred caves -- Approaching cult and ritual in Cycladic Caves -- Grottoes and the construction of cult in Southern Italy. |
| Abstract | "Caves and Worship in Ancient Greece brings together a series of stimulating chapters contributing to the archaeology, and our modern understanding of the character and importance of caves and cave sanctuaries in the first millennium BCE Mediterranean. Written by emerging and established archaeologists and researchers, the book employs a fascinating and wide range of approaches and methodologies to introduce, investigate and interpret material assemblages, many of which are introduced here for the first time. An introductory section explores the emergence and growth of caves as centres of cult and religion. The chapters then probe some of the meanings attached to materials such as bronze shields, terracotta figurines and ceramics, and those who created and used them. The authors use sensory and gender approaches, discuss the contribution of statistical analysis and the role of votive materials. At the heart of the volume is the examination of cave materials excavated on the Cycladic Islands and Crete, in Attika and on the western Greek mainland in Aitoloakarnania, on the Ionian Islands and in Southern Italy. This is a welcome volume for students of prehistoric and classical archaeology, enthusiasts of the history of caves, religion, ancient history, and anthropology"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Caves and worship in Greece London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. 9780367859169 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020033970 |
| ISBN | 9781003015765 (eBook) |
| ISBN | (Hardback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |