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Landscapes, Gender, and Ritual Space: The Ancient Greek Experience
Susan Guettel Cole
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Description for Landscapes, Gender, and Ritual Space: The Ancient Greek Experience
Hardback. Taking a fresh look at the epigraphical evidence for Greek ritual practice in the context of studies of landscape and political organization, this work illuminates the profoundly gendered nature of Greek cult practice and explains the connections between female rituals and the integrity of the community. Num Pages: 306 pages, 3 maps. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
The division of land and consolidation of territory that created the Greek polis also divided sacred from productive space, sharpened distinctions between purity and pollution, and created a ritual system premised on gender difference. Regional sanctuaries ameliorated competition between city-states, publicized the results of competitive rituals for males, and encouraged judicial alternatives to violence. Female ritual efforts, focused on reproduction and the health of the family, are less visible, but, as this provocative study shows, no less significant. Taking a fresh look at the epigraphical evidence for Greek ritual practice in the context of recent studies of landscape and political ... Read more
The division of land and consolidation of territory that created the Greek polis also divided sacred from productive space, sharpened distinctions between purity and pollution, and created a ritual system premised on gender difference. Regional sanctuaries ameliorated competition between city-states, publicized the results of competitive rituals for males, and encouraged judicial alternatives to violence. Female ritual efforts, focused on reproduction and the health of the family, are less visible, but, as this provocative study shows, no less significant. Taking a fresh look at the epigraphical evidence for Greek ritual practice in the context of recent studies of landscape and political ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520235441
SKU
V9780520235441
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About Susan Guettel Cole
Susan Guettel Cole is Professor of Classics at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) and author of Theoi Megaloi: The Cult of the Great Gods at Samothrace (1984).
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