| Singular Dedications: Founders and Innovators of Private Cults in Classical Greece Contributor(s): Purvis, Andrea (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415967015 ISBN-13: 9780415967013 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: Often ignored in studies of Classical Greek religion, private cults were widespread in the Hellenistic world. Although worshippers in Classical Greece were normally involved in group and civic worship, there is evidence that they could also act outside of these constraints, expressing their piety through the financing and administration of cults they established on their own. "Singular Dedications" is the first comprehensive study of this phenomenon, examining three case studies that represent the diversity and complexity that characterize ancient Greek religion in the Classical period. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Antiquities & Archaeology - Fiction | Classics - Religion | Cults |
| Dewey: 292.9 |
| LCCN: 2003000723 |
| Series: Studies in Classics: Outstanding Dissertations |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.24" W x 9.3" (0.93 lbs) 202 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Often ignored in studies of Classical Greek religion, private cults were widespread in the Hellenistic world. Although worshippers in Classical Greece were normally involved in group and civic worship, there is evidence that they could also act outside of these constraints, expressing their piety through the financing and administration of cults they established on their own. Singular Dedications is the first comprehensive study of this phenomenon, examining three case studies that represent the diversity and complexity that characterize ancient Greek religion in the Classical period. |