Urban Rituals in Sacred Landscapes in Hellenistic Asia Minor / / Christina G. Williamson.

• Superior document: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World ; 196
• VerfasserIn: Williamson, Christina G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden;, Boston : : BRILL,, 2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World ; 196.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

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.

Table of Contents

Approaching country sanctuaries -- Memory and control : Mylasa and the sanctuary of Zeus Labraundos -- Urban microcosms : Syngeneiai and the sanctuary of Sinuri -- Festival networks : Stratonikeia and the sanctuary of Hekate at Lagina -- Building urban community on the margins : Stratonikeia and the sanctuary of Zeus at Panamara -- Urban rituals in sacred landscapes.