[PDF.25rn] An Archaeology of Ancestors: Tomb Cult and Hero Cult in Early Greece (Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches)

An Archaeology of Ancestors: Tomb Cult and Hero Cult in Early Greece (Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches)

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By troyt|This is a great book that does exactly as it promises. It gives an over-view of the hero cults and ancestor worship up until the Iron Age (sometimes going a bit further to prove her point). It's thorough, explaining all of the research done in each grave site. It's obviously a very scholarly, very dry book. Its not for beginners, although manageable if you h| |The book is a mine of documentation, presented with skill and knowledge; an extensive bibliography and a brief index complete this facinating volume. (Journal Of Indoeuropean Studies)

This is a scholarly work which must be read by anyone teac

In this fresh consideration of the origins of the ancient Greeks' ideas and practices concerning their own past, Carla M. Antonaccio demonstrates that hero cult and ancestor cult persisted, throughout the Iron Age, long before epic poetry's heroic narratives were widely disseminated. Although it was not until the dissolution of Iron Age societies that epic poetry and organized hero cult developed to aid claims to legitimacy, practices such as visiting tombs to make offer...

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