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The Hero Cults of Sparta

- Local Religion in a Greek City
Af: Dr Nicolette A. Pavlides Engelsk Hardback

The Hero Cults of Sparta

- Local Religion in a Greek City
Af: Dr Nicolette A. Pavlides Engelsk Hardback
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This book examines the hero-cults of Sparta on the basis of the archaeological and literary sources. Nicolette Pavlides explores the local idiosyncrasies of a pan-Hellenic phenomenon, which itself can help us understand the place and function of heroes in Greek religion. Although it has long been noted that hero-cult was especially popular in Sparta, there is little known about the cults, both in terms of material evidence and the historical context for their popularity. The evidence from the cult of Helen and Menelaos at the Menelaion, the worship of Agamemnon and Alexandra/Kassandra, the Dioskouroi, and others who remain anonymous to us, is viewed as a local phenomenon reflective of the developing communal and social consciousness of the polis.

What is more, through an analysis of the typology of cults, it is concluded that in Sparta, the boundaries of the divine/heroic/mortal were fluid, which allowed a great variation in the expression of cults. The votive patterns, topography, and architectural evidence permit an analysis of the kinds of offerings to hero-cults and an evaluation of the architecture that housed such cults. Due to the material and spatial distribution of the votive deposits, it is argued that Sparta had a large number of hero shrines scattered throughout the polis, which attests to an enthusiastic and long-lasting local votive practice at a popular level.

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This book examines the hero-cults of Sparta on the basis of the archaeological and literary sources. Nicolette Pavlides explores the local idiosyncrasies of a pan-Hellenic phenomenon, which itself can help us understand the place and function of heroes in Greek religion. Although it has long been noted that hero-cult was especially popular in Sparta, there is little known about the cults, both in terms of material evidence and the historical context for their popularity. The evidence from the cult of Helen and Menelaos at the Menelaion, the worship of Agamemnon and Alexandra/Kassandra, the Dioskouroi, and others who remain anonymous to us, is viewed as a local phenomenon reflective of the developing communal and social consciousness of the polis.

What is more, through an analysis of the typology of cults, it is concluded that in Sparta, the boundaries of the divine/heroic/mortal were fluid, which allowed a great variation in the expression of cults. The votive patterns, topography, and architectural evidence permit an analysis of the kinds of offerings to hero-cults and an evaluation of the architecture that housed such cults. Due to the material and spatial distribution of the votive deposits, it is argued that Sparta had a large number of hero shrines scattered throughout the polis, which attests to an enthusiastic and long-lasting local votive practice at a popular level.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9781788313001
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1788313003
Kategori: Ancient Greece
Udg. Dato: 5 okt 2023
Længde: 23mm
Bredde: 166mm
Højde: 242mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 5 okt 2023
Forfatter(e): Dr Nicolette A. Pavlides
Forfatter(e) Dr Nicolette A. Pavlides

Kategori Ancient Greece

ISBN-13 9781788313001

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 304

Udgave

Længde 23mm

Bredde 166mm

Højde 242mm

Udg. Dato 5 okt 2023

Oplagsdato 5 okt 2023

Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC