Greek Votive Offerings

Greek Votive Offerings
ISBN-10
1107456428
ISBN-13
9781107456426
Category
History
Pages
485
Language
English
Published
2014-07-28
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
William Henry Denham Rouse

Description

Originally published in 1902, this book provides an extensive survey of the tradition of votive offerings in ancient Greece. Rouse details the various motives behind offerings, including propitiation, tithes, and domestic purposes, drawing on the evidence of inscriptions and ancient eyewitnesses, and also examines ancient votive formulae. Thirteen indices containing an exhaustive list of epigraphical references to votive offerings at various shrines are also included. This well-written and richly-illustrated book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ancient Greek religion and the history of votive offerings.

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