The cosmos in ancient Greek religious experience: sacred space, memory, and cognition
In this book, Efrosyni Boutsikas examines ancient Greek religious performances, intricately orchestrated displays comprising topography, architecture, space, cult, and myth. These various elements were unified in a way that integrated the body within cosmic space and made the sacred extraordinary. B...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Greece (Antiquity)
/ Astronomy
/ Sanctuary
/ Ritual
/ Ceremony
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| Further subjects: | B
Astronomy ; Religious aspects
B Astronomy, Greek B Greece Religious life and customs B Cosmology, Ancient B Astronomy Religious aspects B Rites and ceremonies ; Greece ; History ; To 1500 B Rites and ceremonies History To 1500 (Greece) B Greece ; Religious life and customs |
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| Summary: | In this book, Efrosyni Boutsikas examines ancient Greek religious performances, intricately orchestrated displays comprising topography, architecture, space, cult, and myth. These various elements were unified in a way that integrated the body within cosmic space and made the sacred extraordinary. Boutsikas also explores how natural light or the night-sky may have assisted in intensifying the experience of these rituals, and how they may have determined ancient perceptions of the cosmos. The author's digital and virtual reconstructions of ancient skyscapes and religious structures during such occurrences unveil a deeper understanding of the importance of time and place in religious experience. Boutsikas shows how they shaped emotions, cosmological beliefs, and ritual memory of the participants. Her study revolutionises our understanding on ancient emotionality and cognitive experience, demonstrating how Greek religious spaces were vibrant arenas of a shared experience of the cosmos. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Nov 2020) |
| ISBN: | 110876908X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108769082 |