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Hiera kala
Images of Animal Sacrifice in Archaic and Classical Greece
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van Straten
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
1995
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Hierà kalá presents a collection, analysis and interpretation of the representations of animal sacrifice from ancient Greece. The Archaic and Classical material is dealt with comprehensively. Later evidence is adduced more selectively, for the sake of comparison.
All aspects of Greek sacrifice that are (or appear to be) represented in the iconographical material are treated in depth; interpretations are based on a combined study of the archaeological, the epigraphical and the literary data. Full catalogues of vase paintings and votive reliefs with depictions of sacrifice are included. A generous selection of these are illustrated in more than 200 figures.
All aspects of Greek sacrifice that are (or appear to be) represented in the iconographical material are treated in depth; interpretations are based on a combined study of the archaeological, the epigraphical and the literary data. Full catalogues of vase paintings and votive reliefs with depictions of sacrifice are included. A generous selection of these are illustrated in more than 200 figures.
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F.T. van Straten teaches Classical Archaeology at the University of Leiden. He has published on various archaeological aspects of ancient Greek religion, including studies on votive offerings.
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'Van Straten has made a valuable contribution to the understanding of sacrifice in the ancient world.'
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eBook published on:
August 24, 2015
eBook ISBN:
9789004283459
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Main content:
454
eBook ISBN:
9789004283459
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars and students in the fields of ancient Greek religion, classical archaeology, classics.
