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Auteur(s) : Habicht, Christian (1926-2018)
Titre(s) : Divine honors for mortal men in Greek cities [Texte imprimé] : the early cases / Christian Habicht ; translated by John Nöel Dillon
Traduction de : Gottmenschentum und griechische Städte
Publication : Ann Arbor : Michigan Classical Press, copyright [2017]
Description matérielle : xvi, 238 pages ; 24 cm
Note(s) : "First published in German as Gottmenschentum und griechische Städte; Zetemata, Heft
14, C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich, 1956; second German edition, 1970"--Title
page verso. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and index
"The Hellenistic period of Greek history was famously one of change, featuring intense
political and military struggle, and subsequent cultural adjustment. One aspect of
this cultural shift was the employment--or deployment--of ruler cult, in which communities
voted or decided to offer honors and titles, and sometimes other benefits, to representatives
of certain dynasties. Modeled on the earlier civic practice of creating a cult for
important mythological or divine figures, the more modern ruler cult signified which
figures were important to a city and its region, and represented the city's appreciation
for favors or military services offered. Divine Honors for Mortal Men in Greek Cities
: the Early Cases presents Christian Habicht's argument for the handling of these
ruler cults in mainland Greece and the islands, relying upon contemporary evidence
notably in the form of local inscriptions, down to 240 BC. The first part of the volume
presents individual case studies, city by city, with detailed inscriptional and bibliographic
evidence. The second part is a consideration of what that evidence shows us: how cult
worked, who in the city was responsible for its establishment, how a cult might change
as new political winds blew. Christian Habicht offers a consideration of cults according
to the individual kings involved, grouped according to their dynastic families. The
author takes as his viewpoint the person or city offering the cult, rather than the
recipient as is more common in the scholarly literature"--Provided by publisher
Sujet(s) : Rois et souverains -- Religion -- Antiquité
Villes antiques -- Grèce
Vie urbaine -- Grèce -- Antiquité
Rois et souverains -- Grèce -- Antiquité
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780979971396. - ISBN 097997139X
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45340679f
Notice n° :
FRBNF45340679
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