Research Catalog

Title

The Akragas dialogue : new investigations on sanctuaries in Sicily / edited by Monica de Cesare, Elisa Chiara Portale, Natascha Sojc.

Publication

• Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]
• ©2020

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• De Cesare, Monica
• Portale, Elisa Chiara
• Sojc, Natascha

Description

viii, 422 pages : illustrations (some color), plans; 25 cm

Summary

The papers of this volume focus on the sacred landscapes of ancient Sicily. Religious and cultural dimensions of Greek sanctuaries are assessed in light of the results of recent excavations and new readings of literary sources. The material dimension of cult practices in ancient sanctuaries is the central issue of all contributions, with a focus on the findings from ancient Akragas. Great attention is also paid to past ritual activities, which are framed in three complementary areas of enquiry. Firstly, the architectural setting of sanctuaries is examined beyond temple buildings to assess the wider context of their structural and spatial complexity. Secondly, the material culture of votive deposition and religious feasting is analysed in terms of performative characteristics and through the lens of anthropological approaches. Thirdly, the significance of gender in cultic practice is investigated in light of the fresh data retrieved from the field. The new findings presented in this volume contribute to close the existing research gaps in the study of sanctuaries in Sicily, as well as the wider practice of Greek religion.

Subject

• Greeks > Italy > Sicily > Antiquities > Congresses
• Architecture, Ancient > Greece > Congresses
• Architecture, Ancient
• Classical antiquities
• Greeks > Antiquities
• Sicily (Italy) > Antiquities, Roman > Congresses
• Greece
• Italy > Sicily

Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings.

Note

• Conference proceedings.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• 12 English, 1 French, 6 Italian contributions.

Call Number

JFE 21-2791

ISBN

• 9783110500271
• 3110500272

LCCN

2019951958

OCLC

1109451711

Title

The Akragas dialogue : new investigations on sanctuaries in Sicily / edited by Monica de Cesare, Elisa Chiara Portale, Natascha Sojc.

Publisher

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]

Copyright Date

©2020

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language

12 English, 1 French, 6 Italian contributions.

Added Author

De Cesare, Monica, editor.

Portale, Elisa Chiara, editor.

Sojc, Natascha, editor.

Other Form:

Electronic version: Akragas dialogue. Berlin : De Gruyter, [2020] 9783110497687 (OCoLC)1150262097

Research Call Number

JFE 21-2791