Economy of the sacred in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor /
"This original study examines the economic and political role of sanctuaries in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor. It proposes a triangular relationship of city, cult, and ruler, and explores the cults as entities with independent interests and powers, different from those of the cities that hos...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2002.
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| Series: | Oxford classical monographs.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This original study examines the economic and political role of sanctuaries in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor. It proposes a triangular relationship of city, cult, and ruler, and explores the cults as entities with independent interests and powers, different from those of the cities that host them. This 'triangle' represents a challenge to our standard model of civic religion, which emphasizes the cults as fully institutionalized within the Greek polis and in general perceives city and cult as one and the same agent."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 364 pages) : maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1280907681 9781280907685 9786610907687 6610907684 9780191719714 0191719714 |