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Urban Rituals in Sacred Landscapes in Hellenistic Asia Minor
Series: - Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, Volume: 196
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In Urban Rituals in Sacred Landscapes in Hellenistic Asia Minor, Christina G. Williamson examines the phenomenon of monumental sanctuaries in the countryside of Asia Minor that accompanied the second rise of the Greek city-state in the Hellenistic period. Moving beyond monolithic categories, Williamson provides a transdisciplinary frame of analysis that takes into account the complex local histories, landscapes, material culture, and social and political dynamics of such shrines in their transition towards becoming prestigious civic sanctuaries.
This frame of analysis is applied to four case studies: the sanctuaries of Zeus Labraundos, Sinuri, Hekate at Lagina, and Zeus Panamaros. All in Karia, these well-documented shrines offer valuable insights for understanding religious strategies adopted by emerging cities as they sought to establish their position in the expanding world.
This frame of analysis is applied to four case studies: the sanctuaries of Zeus Labraundos, Sinuri, Hekate at Lagina, and Zeus Panamaros. All in Karia, these well-documented shrines offer valuable insights for understanding religious strategies adopted by emerging cities as they sought to establish their position in the expanding world.
Christina G. Williamson, Ph.D. (2012), University of Groningen, where she is now Assistant Professor of Ancient History. She applies cross-disciplinary approaches in her publications, which focus on the interface of landscape, ritual, urbanization, and sacred architecture in the Hellenistic world.
Contents
Preface
List of Figures and Tables
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
1 Major Urban-Oriented Sanctuaries in the Countryside in Asia Minor
2 Country Sanctuaries and the ‘Second Rise’ of the Polis in Asia Minor
3 Creating Identity
4 Indicators of Urban Identity – the Framework of Analysis
5 Case Studies – Four Sanctuaries and Two Cities in Karia
6 Road Map to This Volume
2 Approaching Country Sanctuaries
1 Framing the Question
2 Approaches from Outside the Box
3 The Framework of Analysis
3 Memory and Control: Mylasa and the Sanctuary of Zeus Labraundos
1 Mylasa – Historical Background
2 The Sanctuary of Zeus at Labraunda
3 Environment of Labraunda
4 Signs of Urban Integration at Labraunda
5 Interpreting Change in the Relationship between Mylasa and Labraunda
4 Urban Microcosms: Syngeneiai and the Sanctuary of Sinuri
1 Historical Overview of the Sanctuary of Sinuri
2 Environment of the Sanctuary of Sinuri
3 Signs of Urban Integration at the Sanctuary of Sinuri
4 Interpreting Change in the Relationship between Mylasa, the Sanctuary of Sinuri and the Syngeneiai
5 Festival Networks: Stratonikeia and the Sanctuary of Hekate at Lagina
1 Stratonikeia – Historical Background
2 The Sanctuary of Hekate at Lagina
3 Environment of Lagina
4 Signs of Urban Integration at Lagina
5 Interpreting Change in the Relationship between Stratonikeia and Lagina
6 Building Urban Community on the Margins: Stratonikeia and the Sanctuary of Zeus at Panamara
1 Historical Overview of Panamara
2 Data and Sources
3 Environment of Panamara
4 Signs of Urban Integration at Panamara
5 Interpreting Change in the Relationship between Stratonikeia and Panamara
7 Urban Rituals in Sacred Landscapes
1 Frontier Sanctuaries?
2 Internal Social Cohesion – Building the Polis
3 External Connectivity – Festival Networks
4 Urban Identity
5 Assessing the Theoretical Approaches
6 Assessing the Framework of Analysis
7 Final Remarks
Bibliography
Indices
1 Index of Ancient Sources
2 Index of Persons
3 Index of Deities
4 Index of Places
5 General Index
Preface
List of Figures and Tables
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
1 Major Urban-Oriented Sanctuaries in the Countryside in Asia Minor
2 Country Sanctuaries and the ‘Second Rise’ of the Polis in Asia Minor
3 Creating Identity
4 Indicators of Urban Identity – the Framework of Analysis
5 Case Studies – Four Sanctuaries and Two Cities in Karia
6 Road Map to This Volume
2 Approaching Country Sanctuaries
1 Framing the Question
2 Approaches from Outside the Box
3 The Framework of Analysis
3 Memory and Control: Mylasa and the Sanctuary of Zeus Labraundos
1 Mylasa – Historical Background
2 The Sanctuary of Zeus at Labraunda
3 Environment of Labraunda
4 Signs of Urban Integration at Labraunda
5 Interpreting Change in the Relationship between Mylasa and Labraunda
4 Urban Microcosms: Syngeneiai and the Sanctuary of Sinuri
1 Historical Overview of the Sanctuary of Sinuri
2 Environment of the Sanctuary of Sinuri
3 Signs of Urban Integration at the Sanctuary of Sinuri
4 Interpreting Change in the Relationship between Mylasa, the Sanctuary of Sinuri and the Syngeneiai
5 Festival Networks: Stratonikeia and the Sanctuary of Hekate at Lagina
1 Stratonikeia – Historical Background
2 The Sanctuary of Hekate at Lagina
3 Environment of Lagina
4 Signs of Urban Integration at Lagina
5 Interpreting Change in the Relationship between Stratonikeia and Lagina
6 Building Urban Community on the Margins: Stratonikeia and the Sanctuary of Zeus at Panamara
1 Historical Overview of Panamara
2 Data and Sources
3 Environment of Panamara
4 Signs of Urban Integration at Panamara
5 Interpreting Change in the Relationship between Stratonikeia and Panamara
7 Urban Rituals in Sacred Landscapes
1 Frontier Sanctuaries?
2 Internal Social Cohesion – Building the Polis
3 External Connectivity – Festival Networks
4 Urban Identity
5 Assessing the Theoretical Approaches
6 Assessing the Framework of Analysis
7 Final Remarks
Bibliography
Indices
1 Index of Ancient Sources
2 Index of Persons
3 Index of Deities
4 Index of Places
5 General Index
Anyone interested in landscape, sanctuaries, and urbanization in Hellenistic Asia Minor, local processes of transformation, or performative ritual and social cohesion.