Atsiliepimai
Aprašymas
Around 360 BC a certain Pasiteles was prosecuted for stealing sacred wax from the sanctuary of Epidauros. This curious episode raises many questions. What made the wax sacred? Was it an inherent quality? Or a label attached to the material because it was used in a sacred setting? This book investigates these and other questions, emphasizing the polyvalency of the Sacred in the world of ancient Greco-Roman religions. Contributions explore the concepts and vocabulary of the Sacred; its textual environments; its practitioners and sacred places and spaces. The enquiry ranges from the Greek archaic period to the Roman Empire, and includes analysis of literary, epigraphical and material sources.
Around 360 BC a certain Pasiteles was prosecuted for stealing sacred wax from the sanctuary of Epidauros. This curious episode raises many questions. What made the wax sacred? Was it an inherent quality? Or a label attached to the material because it was used in a sacred setting? This book investigates these and other questions, emphasizing the polyvalency of the Sacred in the world of ancient Greco-Roman religions. Contributions explore the concepts and vocabulary of the Sacred; its textual environments; its practitioners and sacred places and spaces. The enquiry ranges from the Greek archaic period to the Roman Empire, and includes analysis of literary, epigraphical and material sources.
Atsiliepimai