The Sanctuary Of Demeter And Kore

Author : Ronald S. Stroud
Publisher : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781621390138

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The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore by Ronald S. Stroud Pdf

Excavations conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens in the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore on Acrocorinth, 1961-1975, produced more than 170 inscribed objects of stone, bronze, bone, lead weights, pottery (graffiti and dipinti), clay pinakes, magical lead tablets, and in a mosaic. In this new Corinth volume, Ron Stroud presents all of these inscriptions, and he relates them to an overall interpretation of the activities, secular and religious, attested in this shrine during its long period of use from the 7th century B.C. until the end of the 4th century A.D. Where possible, Stroud also draws out their implications for and contribution to the history of ancient Corinth, the worship of the goddesses Demeter and Kore, and the practice of magic-especially in the Roman period. This is the final publication of the inscribed objects from the sanctuary, excluding loomweights and stamped amphora handles, which will be included in a later publication.

Author : Nancy Bookidis,Elizabeth G. Pemberton
Publisher : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781621390268

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The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore by Nancy Bookidis,Elizabeth G. Pemberton Pdf

This volume continues the publication of excavations conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens in the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore on Acrocorinth. It incorporates two bodies of material: Greek lamps and offering trays. The lamps include those made from the 7th through 2nd centuries B.C., together with a few Roman examples not included in Corinth XVIII.2. They served to provide light and to accompany the rites of sacrifice. The offering trays differ from the liknon-type offering trays published by A. Brumfield; they support a variety of vessels rather than types of food and had a symbolic function in the Sanctuary rituals. They are extremely common in the Sanctuary and only rarely attested elsewhere.

Author : Gloria S. Merker,Nancy Bookidis
Publisher : ASCSA
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780876611838

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The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore by Gloria S. Merker,Nancy Bookidis Pdf

Author : Nancy Bookidis
Publisher : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781621390008

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The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore by Nancy Bookidis Pdf

The fifth part of the Corinth volume dedicated to the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore publishes the large-scale terracotta sculpture found in the sanctuary. Extending from the late 7th through the 4th century B.C., the sculpture consists of fragments from 132 to as many as 147 statues, from half- to nearly life-size. These are, for the most part, statues of young males, both draped and nude, although females and seated infants appear as well. Several introductory chapters discuss the types represented, the findspots and possible original placement of the sculptures, and the techniques involved in their construction. The fragments are presented in 156 well-illustrated catalogue entries. This volume greatly expands our knowledge of the history of Corinth, broadening our understanding both of cult practices at the site and of the manufacture of terracotta sculpture.

Author : Sonia Klinger
Publisher : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781621390411

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The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore by Sonia Klinger Pdf

This volume presents the terracotta miscellaneous finds from the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at Acrocorinth. The finds comprise 21 classes, including protomes and masks, altars, plaques, models of various personal and household items, and loomweights and other textile tools (the latter initially studied by Gloria S. Merker and brought to publication by Nancy Bookidis). In addition to providing a catalogue of the finds arranged according to their subjects, the authors compare these finds with similar objects found elsewhere in Greece and refer to literary, epigraphical, and visual sources to understand their possible uses and meanings and the character of religious activity that may have triggered their dedication in the sanctuary. This volume will greatly facilitate comparative studies of ancient Greek miscellaneous finds and will be an important reference for historians of Greek art as well as of Greek religion.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1426960948

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“The” Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nancy Bookidis,Ronald S. Stroud
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0876611838

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The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore by Nancy Bookidis,Ronald S. Stroud Pdf

A careful and detailed presentation of the architectural remains of the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore on the slopes of Acrocorinth, beginning with the earliest traces of occupation in the Mycenaean period and ending with the Late Roman cemetery. The first chapter presents the ancient testimonia for the location of the sanctuary and details its discovery by the excavators. In the chapters on the architecture, arranged chronologically, the authors describe in detail the buildings found on each of the three terraces of the sanctuary, including the dining rooms, cooking and bathing facilities, and religious structures. A separate chapter discusses the elements of the Acrocorinth dining rooms and their place in the architecture of sacred dining. Extensively illustrated with section drawings and plans.

Author : Nancy Bookidis,Ronald S. Stroud
Publisher : ASCSA
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : 0876616716

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Demeter and Persephone in Ancient Corinth by Nancy Bookidis,Ronald S. Stroud Pdf

When the Roman tourist Pausanias visited Corinth around A.D. 160, he saw many shrines and buildings high up to the south of the city, on the slopes of Acrocorinth. This booklet describes excavations at one of these, the Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone (Kore). The details of religious rites revealed are of particular interest since the cult of the two goddesses, also celebrated at Eleusis, is one of the most mysterious in antiquity, and no literary testimony exists to explain what may have happened behind the high walls. Terracotta dolls, ritual meals of pork, and miniature models of food-filled platters hint at a vigorous religious tradition associated with human and agricultural fertility.

Author : John Nicolas Coldstream
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Crete (Greece)
ISBN : UOM:39015005144350

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Knossos by John Nicolas Coldstream Pdf

Author : Elizabeth G. Pemberton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Corinth (Greece)
ISBN : LCCN:89015004

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The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: The Greek pottery by Elizabeth G. Pemberton Pdf

Author : Gloria S. Merker
Publisher : ASCSA
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : 0876611846

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The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore by Gloria S. Merker Pdf

About 24,000 figurines and fragments have been found on Acrocorinth, and this study greatly increases our understanding of the way in which this artform developed over the centuries.

Author : Peter D. Gooch,Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1993-11-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780889202191

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Dangerous Food by Peter D. Gooch,Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion Pdf

Recognizing the social meaning of food and meals in Greco-Roman culture and, in particular, the social meaning of idol-food, is an integral part of understanding the impact of Paul’s instructions to the Christian community at Corinth regarding the consumption of idol-food. Shared meals were a central feature of social intercourse in Greco-Roman culture. Meals and food were markers of social status, and participation at meals was the main means of establishing and maintaining social relations. Participation in public rites (and sharing the meals which ensued) was a requirement of holding public office. The social consequences of refusing to eat idol-food would be extreme. Christians might not attend weddings, funerals, celebrations in honour of birthdays, or even formal banquets without encountering idol-food. In this extended reading of 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1, Paul’s response to the Corinthian Christians’ query concerning food offered to idols, Gooch uses a social-historical approach, combining historical methods of source, literary and redaction criticism, and newer applications of anthropological and sociological methods to determine what idol-food was, and what it meant in that place at that time to eat or avoid it. In opposition to a well-entrenched scholarly consensus, Gooch claims that although Paul had abandoned purity rules concerning food, he would not abandon Judaism’s cultural and religious understanding concerning idol-food. On the basis of his reconstruction of Paul’s letter in which he urged the Corinthian Christians to avoid any food infected by non-Christian rites, Gooch argues that the Corinthians rejected Paul’s instructions to avoid facing significant social liabilities.

Author : Gloria S. Merker
Publisher : Ascsa
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0876611846

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Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Terracotta Figurines (Corinth XVIII, iv) by Gloria S. Merker Pdf

Author : Joan Breton Connelly
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0691127468

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Portrait of a Priestess by Joan Breton Connelly Pdf

Cultural history of priestesses in the ancient Greek world. The author presents a picture of how priestesses lived and worked, from the most famous and sacred of them (e.g. the Delphic Oracle and the priestess of Athena Polias) - to basket bearers and handmaidens.

Author : Donald White
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781934536575

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The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Final Reports, Volume VIII by Donald White Pdf

This is the climactic volume on the archaeological and architectural history from ca. 31 B.C. to A.D. 365 of the extramural sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya. It deals with the impact of Christianity on the cult and the causes of its decline, with particular emphasis on the largest body of evidence recorded anywhere for iconoclastic damage, presumably by Christian populations, to sculpted images of worshippers and twin goddesses. The volume traces the characteristics of major Demeter sanctuaries elsewhere (e.g., Eleusis, Corinth, Pergamon, Acragas, and Selinus) and places Cyrene's sanctuary within the context of this development. The volume also presents the sanctuary's important lapidary and lead inscriptions as analyzed by Joyce Reyonlds. It is the eighth volume in the final reports series for the excavations conducted for the University of Michigan, and subsequently the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, between 1969 and 1981. University Museum Monograph, 134