Festivals of Attica An Archaeological Commentary |
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| Author:
| Simon, Erika |
| Series title: | Wisconsin Studies in Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-299-09184-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2002 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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The festivals of the Athenian sacred calendar constitute a vital key to classical Greek culture and religion. Erika Simon sets out here to explicate those complex and often obscure festivals. By careful marshaling of a variety of proofs from literary, historical, and archaeological sources, she is able to justify some startling conclusions and achieve a comprehensive and truly original synthesis that clarifies, as never before, the probable origins and meanings of...
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The festivals of the Athenian sacred calendar constitute a vital key to classical Greek culture and religion. Erika Simon sets out here to explicate those complex and often obscure festivals. By careful marshaling of a variety of proofs from literary, historical, and archaeological sources, she is able to justify some startling conclusions and achieve a comprehensive and truly original synthesis that clarifies, as never before, the probable origins and meanings of the Attic cults.