Land, meat and gold: the cults of Dionysos in the Attic demes

Abstract

The present dissertation aims at putting forward a new synthesis of several aspects of Dionysiac cult in the Attic demes from the late sixth century to the early third century BCE. My focus shall be put on three crucial aspects, that is, sanctuary, sacrifice, and festival, all those which composed cultic nexus of Dionysos in the Attic demes. By combining architectural, epigraphical, literary, sculptural, and modern documentary evidence, the regional and functional diversity of Dionysos cults in the Attic demes can be reconsidered in detail. The first part is devoted to scrutinizing the distribution of Dionysos cults in the Attic demes based on the collected materials. The first chapter explores the traces of ubiquity and anonymity of Dionysos cults all over Attica with attention to the god’s place of cult. The second part attempts to fill a scholarly gap between focal points of Dionysos cults in the Attic demes, namely, sacred land divided for Dionysos, animal sacrifice dedicated to Di ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/45278
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/45278
ND
45278
Alternative title
Χώρα, κρέας και χρυσός: οι λατρείες του Διονύσου στους Αττικούς δήμους
Author
Takeuchi, Kazuhiro (Father's name: Katsuo)
Date
2018
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Βαλαβάνης Παναγιώτης
Παλαιοκρασσά Λυδία
Ανεζίρη Σοφία
Ψωμά Σελήνη
Πλάντζος Δημήτριος
Κατάκης Στυλιανός
Μαχαίρα Βασιλική
Κεφαλίδου Ευρυδίκη
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsHistory and Archaeology
Keywords
Dionysos cult; Attic demes; Attic epigraphy; Classical athenian history; Animal sacrifices; Dionysia
Country
Greece
Language
English
Description
xviii, 497 σ., im., maps, fig.
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