Les Mystères d{u2019}Andania étaient, d{u2019}après Pausanias, presque aussi vénérables que ceux d{u2019}Éleusis, bien qu{u2019}ils fussent organisés par une cité moins fameuse, Messène. Un règlement cultuel daté de 91/90 a.C., nous apprend en grand détail la manière dont la fêt…
"This collection gives an overview of how animals feature in different areas of the ancient Greek religious experience, in belief and practices, the literary and material evidence, reality and representation. An international team of contributors illuminate the triangular symbol…
The interpretation of early religious sites has hitherto been undertaken on a largely subjective basis, without any coherent body of interpretative theory. The opportunity of tackling some of these problems was offered by the excavation of a sanctuary (1360-1100 BC) at Phylakopi…
This book explores the territorial expansion of the Thessalian League ca. 196-27 BCE, the development of the state religion of the League, and the tension between regional political identity and local cult tradition.