Cults, Territory, and the Origins of the Greek City-Stateстатья из журнала
Аннотация: How did the classical Greek city come into being? What role did religion play its formation? Athens, with its ancient citadel and central cult, has traditionally been the model for the emergence of the Greek city-state. But this original and controversial investigation, Francois de Polignac suggests that the Athenian model was probably the exception, not the rule, the development of the polis ancient Greece. Combining archaeological and textual evidence, de Polignac argues that the eighth-century settlements that would become the city-states of classical Greece were defined as much by the boundaries of civilized space as by its urban centers. The city took shape through what de Polignac calls a religious bipolarity, the cults operating both to organize social space and to articulate social relationships being not only at the heart of the inhabited area, but on the edges of the territory. Together with the urban cults, these sanctuaries in the wild identified the polis and its sphere of influence, giving rise to the concept of the state as a territorial unit distinct from its neighbors. Frontier sanctuaries were therefore often the focus of disputes between emerging communities. But other instances, particular Greece's colonizing expeditions, these outer sanctuaries may have facilitated the relations between the indigenous populations and the settlers of the newly founded cities. Featuring extensive revisions from the original French publication and an updated bibliography, this book is essential for anyone interested the history and culture of ancient Greece.
Год издания: 1998
Авторы: Edward Kadletz, Janet Lloyd, Jennifer Larson
Издательство: Johns Hopkins University Press
Источник: The Classical World
Ключевые слова: Classical Antiquity Studies, Historical and Architectural Studies, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
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Том: 92
Выпуск: 1
Страницы: 61–61