The “material turn” in the humanities and social sciences has brought about an expanded understanding of the material dimension of all cultural and social phenomena. In the Classics it has resulted in the breaking down of boundaries within the discipline and a growing interest in materiality within literature. In the study of religion cross-culturally new perspectives are emphasising religion as a material phenomenon and belief as a practice founded in the material world. This volume brings together experts in all aspects of Greek religion to consider its material dimensions. Chapters cover both themes traditionally approached by archaeologists, such as dedications and sacred space, and themes traditionally approached by philologists, such as the role of objects in divine power. They include a wide variety of themes ranging from the imminent material experience of religion for ancient Greek worshippers to the role of material culture in change and continuity over the long term.ISBN 9789179160685
Hard cover
248 pages
Published 2024
Language eng
Open access (articles as PDF)
Introduction |
Stuff and godsense |
Why did the Greek gods need objects? |
Of things and men in the sanctuary of Aphrodite (Delos) |
Incubation rituals. Creating a locality for the divine? |
Movable sacrality |
A room of one’s own? |
Resistant, willing, and controlled |
Decisive dedications |
The affordances of terracotta figurines in domestic contexts |
Investigating the instability of religious material culture in Greek prehistory |
Adding buildings to Early Iron Age sanctuaries |
An external view |
Ambiguity versus specificity in modest votive offerings |
Writing to the gods? |
The aesthetics of rare experiences in early Greek sanctuaries |
Dephi and the omphalos |
The stuff of crowded sanctuaries |
Index |
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