Isbn: 9789004461260 - urban rituals in sacred landscapes in hellenistic asia minor (religions in the graeco-roman world, band 196) (3 Ergebnisse)

Large octavo (245 x 165 mm), publisher's illustrated hardcover, XXIV, 513 (+1) S., with numerous illustrations in b/w and in colour, a well preserved copy. [RGRW - Religions in the Graeco-Roman World; 196]. - ISBN: 9789004461260. - Contents / Inhalt : Approaching country sanctuaries. - Memory and control : Mylasa and the sanctuary of Zeus Labraundos. - Urban microcosms : Syngeneiai and the sanctuary of Sinuri. - Festival networks : Stratonikeia and the sanctuary of Hekate at Lagina. - Building urban community on the margins : Stratonikeia and the sanctuary of Zeus at Panamara. - Urban rituals in sacred landscapes. Includes bibliographical references. ||| Cities and towns, Ancient Turkey; City and town life Turkey; Sacred space Turkey; Shrines Turkey; Temples, Greek Turkey; Turkey Religion; Turkey Religious life and customs - Städte und Gemeinden, Antike Türkei; Stadt- und Stadtleben Türkei; Heiliger Raum Türkei; Schreine Türkei; Tempel, Griechisch Türkei; Türkei Religion; Türkei Religiöses Leben und Bräuche - [oR-Doki | DOK | ] 1160 g.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorChristina G. Williamson, Ph.D. (2012), University of Groningen, where she is now Assistant Professor of Ancient History. She applies cross-disciplinary approaches in her publications, which focus on the interfac.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Urban Rituals in Sacred Landscapes in Hellenistic Asia Minor, Christina G. Williamson examines the phenomenon of monumental sanctuaries in the countryside of Asia Minor that accompanied the second rise of the Greek city-state in the Hellenistic period. Moving beyond monolithic categories, Williamson provides a transdisciplinary frame of analysis that takes into account the complex local histories, landscapes, material culture, and social and political dynamics of such shrines in their transition towards becoming prestigious civic sanctuaries. This frame of analysis is applied to four case studies: the sanctuaries of Zeus Labraundos, Sinuri, Hekate at Lagina, and Zeus Panamaros. All in Karia, these well-documented shrines offer valuable insights for understanding religious strategies adopted by emerging cities as they sought to establish their position in the expanding world.…