The Sacred Law of Andania

A New Text with Commentary
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-11-026757-0
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 622 g

Reihe: Sozomena

The inscribed text referred to as the sacred law of Andania contains almost 200 lines of regulations about a mystery festival and the sanctuary in which it took place. Although it concerns one annual festival in Messenia, it imparts information relevant to the general nature of sanctuary activity and the issues that were important in the routine management of cult. This book contributes to the recent shift in scholarship that has sought to view sanctuaries as more than simply settings for temples, but as locations created and affected by people's various needs, activities, and agendas. This examination of the inscription includes a new and accurate edition of its text with full critical apparatus, an English translation, and copious images of the stone. The accompanying introduction and commentary incorporate literary and epigraphical comparanda and on-site topographical research to present a holistic view of the cultic regulations in their historical and geographical context.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Institutes, Libraries

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gawlinski, Laura

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Griechische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike

Über Autor(innen)

Laura Gawlinski, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA.

Laura Gawlinski, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA.