Greek Sacrificial Ritual, Olympian and Chthonian : Proceedings of the Sixth International Seminar on Ancient Greek Cult

Name: Greek Sacrificial Ritual, Olympian and Chthonian : Proceedings of the Sixth International Seminar on Ancient Greek Cult
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ISBN: 9789179160494

ISBN-10: 9179160492

ISBN-13: 9789179160494

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Authors: Robin Hagg, Brita Alroth

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Publisher: Astroms Forlag, Paul
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 230
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Some thoughts on sacrificial ritual and meaning	p. 9
How to sacrifice correctly - without a manual	p. 11
'Saviours of the father's hearth' : Olympian and chthonian in the Oresteia	p. 23
[os] [eroi] [enagixein]	p. 37
"Sacrifice as to the immortals" : ritual distinctions in the lex sacra from Selinous and other inscriptions	p. 47
A re-study of two Thasian instances of [enateyein]	p. 61
Magical sacrifice	p. 71
Sacrifice and the cult of the dead in ancient Argos	p. 75
Sacrifice to the sea : a custom prior to the "Olympian" and "chthonian" categories?	p. 85
Dedications and the character of cult	p. 99
The practicalities of ruler cult	p. 113
Faunal remains from Greek sanctuaries : a survey	p. 121
Sacrifices for Poseidon and Melikertes-Palaimon at Isthmia	p. 125
The sacrifice of pregnant animals	p. 155
Pigs in Greek rituals	p. 167
Heracles, animal and sacrificial victim in Sophocles' Trachiniae?	p. 181
The priest's role in Greek sacrifice : iconographical considerations	p. 197
Symbolic forms of sacrificial imagery in the Eastern Mediterranean	p. 201
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