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Greek Incubation Rituals in Classical and Hellenistic Times / (notice nᵒ 1557)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 978-2-87562-377-5
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Standard number or code 10.4000/books.pulg.15905
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Original cataloging agency FR-FrMaCLE
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Von Ehrenheim, Hedvig
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Title Greek Incubation Rituals in Classical and Hellenistic Times /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Hedvig Von Ehrenheim.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Liège :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Presses universitaires de Liège,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2023.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 282 p.
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General note Ebook
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. This study documents and analyses the structure and function of Greek incubation rituals in Classical and Hellenistic times addressing all relevant and extant literary and epigraphical testimonial concerning the rites and rules surrounding incubation. It shows that previous approaches, which treated incubation as a Chthonian phenomenon, as a rite of passage, or as comparable to initiation in mystery cults are not supported by the available testimonia on these rites. An analysis of the social context of the rites surrounding incubation shows they differed surprisingly little from the rites performed by other worshippers at these sanctuaries. Various ritual factors are explored in order to explain why ordinary, or low-intensity, rites could create a high-intensity experience for the worshipper. Further, the structure of incubation rituals is examined in the light of the origins and development of the practice in Greece. Contrary to previous theories on the origins of incubation, it is argued that the phenomenon began as an exclusive consultation technique for priests, magistrates and select worshippers and was a natural variant of oracular techniques in Archaic and Early Classical Greece. When incubation became accessible to everyone in Classical society as a part of the cult of Asklepios, rituals for the masses were then created. The ritual did not have one, coherent structure across all the sanctuaries which offered it ; rather, the ritual practice adapted to local customs and factors such as the size of the cult. Some rites for intermediaries were kept, but new motivational factors were added, which resulted in very popular cults.
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://www.openedition.org/12554">https://www.openedition.org/12554</a>
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Classics
Topical term or geographic name entry element Religion
Topical term or geographic name entry element History
Topical term or geographic name entry element rites
Topical term or geographic name entry element Grèce antique
Topical term or geographic name entry element rituals
Topical term or geographic name entry element Ancient Greece
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International Standard Book Number 978-2-87562-085-9
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Data provenance Von Ehrenheim, Hedvig
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://books.openedition.org/pulg/15905">https://books.openedition.org/pulg/15905</a>
Link text Greek Incubation Rituals in Classical and Hellenistic Times

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