Nicolette A. Pavlides, The Hero Cults of Sparta. Local Religion in a Greek City
Nicolette Pavlides (NP) offers a detailed discussion of Spartan hero cults, based on archaeological, epigraphical and literary evidence from the Archaic and Classical periods. Hero cults are seen as an essential element of the political and social setting behind the creation of the Spartan polis, e...
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| Publicado no: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/kernos, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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Kernos
2025
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Resumo: | Nicolette Pavlides (NP) offers a detailed discussion of Spartan hero cults, based on archaeological, epigraphical and literary evidence from the Archaic and Classical periods. Hero cults are seen as an essential element of the political and social setting behind the creation of the Spartan polis, expressing both civic ideology and communal investment.The first chapter defines the term “hero” and the notion “hero cult”, and is mainly a summary of previous scholarship. Chapter 2 addresses the ... |
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