Cults Territory And The Origins Of The Greek City State
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Cults Territory And The Origins Of The Greek City State
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Author : François de Polignac
language : en
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Cults Territory And The Origins Of The Greek City State written by François de Polignac and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Cities and towns, Ancient categories.
Cults Territory And The Origins Of The Greek City State
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Author : François de Polignac
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1995-08-15
Cults Territory And The Origins Of The Greek City State written by François de Polignac and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-08-15 with History categories.
How did the classical Greek city come into being? What role did religion play in its formation? Athens, with its ancient citadel and central religious cult, has traditionally been the model for the emergence of the Greek city-state. But in this original and controversial investigation, Francois de Polignac suggests that the Athenian model was probably the exception, not the rule, in the development of the polis in ancient Greece. Combining archaeological and textual evidence, de Polignac argues that the eighth-century settlements that would become the city-states of classical Greece were defined as much by the boundaries of "civilized" space as by its urban centers. The city took shape through what de Polignac calls a "religious bipolarity," the cults operating both to organize social space and to articulate social relationships being not only at the heart of the inhabited area, but on the edges of the territory. Together with the urban cults, these sanctuaries "in the wild" identified the polis and its sphere of influence, giving rise to the concept of the state as a territorial unit distinct from its neighbors. Frontier sanctuaries were therefore often the focus of disputes between emerging communities. But in other instances, in particular in Greece's colonizing expeditions, these outer sanctuaries may have facilitated the relations between the indigenous populations and the settlers of the newly founded cities. Featuring extensive revisions from the original French publication and an updated bibliography, this book is essential for anyone interested in the history and culture of ancient Greece.
Cults Territory And The Origins Of The Greek City State
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Author : François de Polignac
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1995-08-15
Cults Territory And The Origins Of The Greek City State written by François de Polignac and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-08-15 with History categories.
Combining archaeological and textual evidence the author suggests that most of the 8th Century settlements that would become the city-states of classical Greece were defined as much by the boundaries of civilised' space as by their urban centres.
Cults Creeds And Identities In The Greek City After The Classical Age
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Author : Richard Alston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Cults Creeds And Identities In The Greek City After The Classical Age written by Richard Alston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Aufsatzsammlung categories.
This volume investigates the complex and diverse developments in the religious cultures of Greek cities after the classical age. An international team of scholars considers the continuities of traditional Greek religious practices, and seeks to understand the impact of new influences on those practices, notably the deeper engagement with Judaism and how the emergence of Christianity redefined polis religion. The essays illustrate the inadequacy of 'decline' as a model for understanding Greek religion, exploring how dynamic change in religious life corresponded to the transformations in the Greek city. The volume explores how the citizens of the Greek city after the classical age used religion to construct their cultural identities and political experiences and how many of the features of traditional polis religion survived into and shaped the religious mentalities of the Christian era.
Localism And The Ancient Greek City State
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Author : Hans Beck
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2020-07-31
Localism And The Ancient Greek City State written by Hans Beck and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-31 with History categories.
A Greek historian investigates the importance of local identity in the Mediterranean world in a “rare, genuinely original book . . . Highly recommended” (Choice). Much as our modern world is interconnected through global networks, the ancient Greek city-states were a dynamic part of the wider Mediterranean landscape. In Localism and the Ancient Greek World, historian Hans Beck argues that local shifts in politics, religion and culture had a pervasive influence in a world of fast-paced change. Citizens in these communities were deeply concerned with maintaining local identity, commercial freedom, distinct religious cults, and much more. Beyond these cultural identifiers, there lay a deeper concept of the local that guided polis societies in their contact with a rapidly expanding world. Drawing on a staggering range of materials—including texts by both known and obscure writers, numismatics, pottery analysis, and archeological records—Beck develops fine-grained case studies that illustrate the significance of the local experience. Localism and the Ancient Greek City-State builds bridges across disciplines and ideas within the humanities. It highlights the importance of localism not only in the archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean, but also in today’s conversations about globalism, networks, and migration.
Polis
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Author : Mogens Herman Hansen
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2006-10-06
Polis written by Mogens Herman Hansen and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-06 with History categories.
From antiquity until the nineteenth century, there have been two types of state: macro-states, each dotted with a number of cities, and regions broken up into city-states, each consisting of an urban centre and its hinterland. A region settled with interacting city-states constituted a city-state culture and Polis opens with a description of the concepts of city, state, city-state, and city-state culture, and a survey of the 37 city-state cultures so far identified. Mogens Herman Hansen provides a thoroughly accessible introduction to the polis (plural: poleis), or ancient Greek city-state, which represents by far the largest of all city-state cultures. He addresses such topics as the emergence of the polis, its size and population, and its political organization, ranging from famous poleis such as Athens and Sparta through more than 1,000 known examples.
The Justice Of The Greeks
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Author : Raphael Sealey
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 1994
The Justice Of The Greeks written by Raphael Sealey and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
A well-grounded study of the Greek contribution to law
Cults And Rites In Ancient Greece
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language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The Cults Of The Greek States
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Author : Lewis Richard Farnell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Cults Of The Greek States written by Lewis Richard Farnell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Cults categories.
The Oxford Handbook Of The State In The Ancient Near East And Mediterranean
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Author : Peter Fibiger Bang
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-01-31
The Oxford Handbook Of The State In The Ancient Near East And Mediterranean written by Peter Fibiger Bang and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-31 with History categories.
Tracing the evolution of the state from its beginnings to the early Middle Ages, this comprehensive handbook focuses on key institutions and dynamics while providing accessible accounts of states and empires in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean.