Greek incubation rituals in Classical and Hellenistic times

• Date de parution : 08/01/2016
• Editeur : Pulg
• EAN : 9782875620859
• Série : (-)
• Support : Papier

• Nombre de pages : 282
• Collection : (-)
• Genre : Anglais
• Thème : Anglais (divers)
• Prix littéraire(s) : (-)

This study documents and analyses the structure and function of Greek incubation rituals in Classical and Hellenistic times addressing all relevant and extant literary and epigraphical testimonia concerning the rites and rules surrounding incubation. It shows that previous approaches, which... Voir plus

This study documents and analyses the structure and function of Greek incubation rituals in Classical and Hellenistic times addressing all relevant and extant literary and epigraphical testimonia concerning the rites and rules surrounding incubation. It shows that previous approaches, which treated incubation as a Chthonian phenomenon, as a ...