{"product_id":"stuff-of-the-gods-the","title":"stuff of the gods, The","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Haysom, Maria Mili \u0026amp; Jenny Wallensten, ‘Introduction’, 7–14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin Osborne, ‘Stuff and godsense’, 15–24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaria Mili, ‘Why did the Greek gods need objects?’, 25–34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCécile Durvye, ‘Of things and men in the sanctuary of Aphrodite (Delos). Does the content of a sanctuary define the personality of the god?’, 35–45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHedvig von Ehrenheim, ‘Incubation rituals. Creating a locality for the divine?’, 47–55\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePetra Pakkanen, ‘Movable sacrality. Considerations on oscillating sacredness of material objects relating Greek sanctuaries’, 57–68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGunnel Ekroth, ‘A room of one’s own? Exploring the temenos concept as divine property’, 69–82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTyler Jo Smith, ‘Resistant, willing, and controlled. Sacrificial animals as “things” on Greek vases’, 83–95\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJenny Wallensten, ‘Decisive dedications. Dedications outside of sanctuary contexts’, 97–109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaitlín E. Barrett, ‘The affordances of terracotta figurines in domestic contexts. Reconsidering the gap between material and ritual’, 111–132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Haysom, ‘Investigating the instability of religious material culture in Greek prehistory. The case of “bench shrines”’, 133–148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatherine Morgan, ‘Adding buildings to Early Iron Age sanctuaries. The materiality of built space’, 149–166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlotte R. Potts, ‘An external view. Architecture and ritual in central Italy’, 167–180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGina Salapata, ‘Ambiguity versus specificity in modest votive offerings’, 181–191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Whitley, ‘Writing to the gods? Archaic votives, inscribed and uninscribed’, 193–213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNassos Papalexandrou, ‘The asethetics of rare experiences in early Greek sanctuaries’, 215–223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTroels Myrup Kristensen, ‘Dephi and the omphalos. Materiality, replication and the mythistory of the Sanctuary of Apollo’, 225–234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaroline Vout, ‘The stuff of crowded sanctuaries’, 235–246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Index’, 247–248","brand":"Publikationsnämnden vid de Svenska Instituten vid Rom och Athen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49086594482511,"sku":"9789179160685","price":79.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9789179160685_1-stuff-of-the-gods-the.jpg?v=1749900232","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/stuff-of-the-gods-the","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}