Phrygian Rock-Cut Shrines

Structure, Function, and Cult Practice
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-04-15242-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 25, 412 Seiten, Gewicht: 1837 g

Reihe: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East

This volume explores the Iron Age Phrygian rock-cut monuments in Anatolia and defines their role in religion. Among other features this book questions the traditional view of the Mother goddess Kybele being the only Phrygian deity. A detailed analysis based on the monuments provides new interpretations and aspects of Phrygian religion: the Mother goddess was not alone, but rather accompanied by a Superior male god. For the first time all known Phrygian rock-cut monuments are brought together in this useful corpus with plenty of illustrations. It is a unique and significant contribution to the study of Phrygian religion and spatial conceptualization and is useful for those interested in Anatolian culture and archaeology and classical religion and archaeology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berndt-Ersöz, Susanne

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike

Über Autor(innen)

Susanne Berndt-Ersöz, Ph.D. (2004) in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, Stockholm University, received in 2005 an award from the Swedish Royal Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. She has published several articles on Phrygian religion and archaeology.