A Local History of Greek Polytheism

Gods, People and the Land of Aigina, 800-400 Bce
XXVIII, 668 Pp., Index. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-90-04-23404-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 178, 690 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1202 g

Reihe: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World

This book provides the first comprehensive and detailed study of the deities and cults of the important Greek island-state of Aigina from the Geometric to Classical periods (800-400 BCE). It rests on a thorough first-hand reconsideration of the archaeological, epigraphic and literary evidence. The development of the local cults is reconstructed, along with their interrelationships and how they responded to the social needs of the Aiginetans. Revising other recent models of interpretation, the author proposes a distinctive approach, informed by anthropology and social theory, to the study of the religious life of the ancient Greeks. On this basis, she uses the case of Aigina to explore fundamental issues such as the nature and variety of local religious worlds and their relationship to the panhellenic concepts and practices of Greek religion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Polinskaya, Irene

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Über Autor(innen)

Irene Polinskaya, Ph.D. (2001) in Classics, Stanford University, is Lecturer in Greek History at King's College London. She has published articles on approaches to the study of Greek religion, as well as on the history and epigraphy of ancient Aigina.