Religion and reconciliation in Greek cities : the sacred laws of Selinus and Cyrene /
Robertson, Noel.
Religion and reconciliation in Greek cities : the sacred laws of Selinus and Cyrene / Noel Robertson. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xii, 414 pages) - American Philological Association American classical studies ; v. 54 . - American classical studies ; no. 54. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
At Selinus, rules throughout the year. The lead tablet -- Displaying the tablet -- A household offering -- The Kotytia and the Olympic truce -- The solstice festival at Olympia -- Zeus Eumenês and the Eumenides -- The Semnai Theai -- Zeus Milichios in spring -- Before the harvest -- Tritopatreis foul and pure -- Tritopatreis as wind gods -- Zeus Milichios in summer -- After the harvest -- Hospitality for an Elasteros -- Zeus Elasteros and other lightning gods -- Selinus, c. 450 B.C. -- At Cyrene, rules for every need. The inscription -- Some general rules -- Akamantes and Tritopateres -- The tithing rules -- Rites of Artemis -- Suppliant purifications -- Cyrene, c. 335-324 B.C.
Two Greek cities which in their time were leading states in the Mediterranean world, Selinus in Sicily and Cyrene in Libya, set up inscriptions of the kind called sacred laws, but regulating worship on a larger scale than elsewhere - Selinus in the mid fifth century B.C., Cyrene in the late fourth. In different ways, the content and the format of both inscriptions are so unusual that they have baffled understanding. At Selinus, a large lead tablet with two columns of writing upside down to each other is thought to be a remedy for homicide pollution arising from civil strife, but most of it rem.
9780199742004 0199742006
Rites and ceremonies--Italy--Selinus (Extinct city)
Religious law and legislation--Italy--Selinus (Extinct city)
Religious calendars--Italy--Selinus (Extinct city)
Inscriptions, Greek--Italy--Selinus (Extinct city)
Rites and ceremonies--Libya--Cyrene (Extinct city)
Religious law and legislation--Libya--Cyrene (Extinct city)
Religious calendars--Libya--Cyrene (Extinct city)
Inscriptions, Greek--Libya--Cyrene (Extinct city)
Religious calendars--Greek religion.
Rites et cérémonies--Italie--Sélinonte (Ville ancienne)
Calendriers religieux--Italie--Sélinonte (Ville ancienne)
Inscriptions grecques--Italie--Sélinonte (Ville ancienne)
Rites et cérémonies--Libye--Cyrène (Ville ancienne)
Calendriers religieux--Libye--Cyrène (Ville ancienne)
Inscriptions grecques--Libye--Cyrène (Ville ancienne)
Calendriers religieux--Religion grecque.
RELIGION--Antiquities & Archaeology.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
Inscriptions, Greek
Religious calendars
Religious calendars--Greek religion
Religious law and legislation
Rites and ceremonies
Selinus (Extinct city)--Religious life and customs.
Cyrene (Extinct city)--Religious life and customs.
Sélinonte (Italie : Ville ancienne)--Vie religieuse.
Cyrène (Ville ancienne)--Vie religieuse.
Italy--Selinus (Extinct city)
Libya--Cyrene (Extinct city)
BL793.S46 / R63 2010eb
292.08
Religion and reconciliation in Greek cities : the sacred laws of Selinus and Cyrene / Noel Robertson. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xii, 414 pages) - American Philological Association American classical studies ; v. 54 . - American classical studies ; no. 54. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
At Selinus, rules throughout the year. The lead tablet -- Displaying the tablet -- A household offering -- The Kotytia and the Olympic truce -- The solstice festival at Olympia -- Zeus Eumenês and the Eumenides -- The Semnai Theai -- Zeus Milichios in spring -- Before the harvest -- Tritopatreis foul and pure -- Tritopatreis as wind gods -- Zeus Milichios in summer -- After the harvest -- Hospitality for an Elasteros -- Zeus Elasteros and other lightning gods -- Selinus, c. 450 B.C. -- At Cyrene, rules for every need. The inscription -- Some general rules -- Akamantes and Tritopateres -- The tithing rules -- Rites of Artemis -- Suppliant purifications -- Cyrene, c. 335-324 B.C.
Two Greek cities which in their time were leading states in the Mediterranean world, Selinus in Sicily and Cyrene in Libya, set up inscriptions of the kind called sacred laws, but regulating worship on a larger scale than elsewhere - Selinus in the mid fifth century B.C., Cyrene in the late fourth. In different ways, the content and the format of both inscriptions are so unusual that they have baffled understanding. At Selinus, a large lead tablet with two columns of writing upside down to each other is thought to be a remedy for homicide pollution arising from civil strife, but most of it rem.
9780199742004 0199742006
Rites and ceremonies--Italy--Selinus (Extinct city)
Religious law and legislation--Italy--Selinus (Extinct city)
Religious calendars--Italy--Selinus (Extinct city)
Inscriptions, Greek--Italy--Selinus (Extinct city)
Rites and ceremonies--Libya--Cyrene (Extinct city)
Religious law and legislation--Libya--Cyrene (Extinct city)
Religious calendars--Libya--Cyrene (Extinct city)
Inscriptions, Greek--Libya--Cyrene (Extinct city)
Religious calendars--Greek religion.
Rites et cérémonies--Italie--Sélinonte (Ville ancienne)
Calendriers religieux--Italie--Sélinonte (Ville ancienne)
Inscriptions grecques--Italie--Sélinonte (Ville ancienne)
Rites et cérémonies--Libye--Cyrène (Ville ancienne)
Calendriers religieux--Libye--Cyrène (Ville ancienne)
Inscriptions grecques--Libye--Cyrène (Ville ancienne)
Calendriers religieux--Religion grecque.
RELIGION--Antiquities & Archaeology.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
Inscriptions, Greek
Religious calendars
Religious calendars--Greek religion
Religious law and legislation
Rites and ceremonies
Selinus (Extinct city)--Religious life and customs.
Cyrene (Extinct city)--Religious life and customs.
Sélinonte (Italie : Ville ancienne)--Vie religieuse.
Cyrène (Ville ancienne)--Vie religieuse.
Italy--Selinus (Extinct city)
Libya--Cyrene (Extinct city)
BL793.S46 / R63 2010eb
292.08