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Religion in the art of archaic and classical Greece /

An examination of the combined subjects of ancient Greek art and religion, dealing with festivals, performance, rites of passage and the archaeology of death, to name a few examples, to explore the visual, material and textual dimensions of ancient Greek religion.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Tyler Jo (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021].
Subjects:
Art, Greek.
Religion in art.
Art and religion > Greece.
Art, Ancient > Greece.
Art, Classical > Greece.
Greece > Religion.
Greece > Religious life and customs.
Greece > Social life and customs.
Greece > Antiquities.
Description
Summary:An examination of the combined subjects of ancient Greek art and religion, dealing with festivals, performance, rites of passage and the archaeology of death, to name a few examples, to explore the visual, material and textual dimensions of ancient Greek religion.
Physical Description:xii, 451 pages, [12] pages of color plates : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812252811
0812252810