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Roles of Civic Priests in Hellenistic Cos
Paul, Stéphanie
2013In Horster, Marietta; Klöckner, Anja (Eds.) Cities and Priests. Cult Personnel in Asia Minor and the Aegean Islands from the Hellenistic to the Imperial Period
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Keywords :
Greek Religion; Greek Epigraphy; Cos; Priesthood; Hellenistic period
Abstract :
[en] The abundance and interest of the epigraphic evidence from the is- land of Cos after the synoecism of 366 BC makes it a very valuable case-study for understanding how the religious life of a polis was organized in the Hellenistic period. The topic of civic priesthoods is particularly well documented by various types of inscriptions, such as priesthood regulations, sacrificial calendars and contracts of sales. Based on a close study of this evidence, this paper will exa- mine the roles played by priests in the cults of the gods of the civic pantheon, as well as the relationship between these officials and the polis which appointed them. It will address as its main question how the priest’s position as mediator between the polis community and the divine sphere was manifested.
Disciplines :
History
Author, co-author :
Paul, Stéphanie ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences de l'Antiquité > UER en histoire et anthropologie des religions
Language :
English
Title :
Roles of Civic Priests in Hellenistic Cos
Publication date :
November 2013
Event name :
Cities and Priests in Asia Minor and the Aegean Islands from the Hellenistic to the Early Imperial Period
Event organizer :
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
Event place :
Mainz, Germany
Event date :
31/05/2012 au 02/06/2012
By request :
Yes
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Cities and Priests. Cult Personnel in Asia Minor and the Aegean Islands from the Hellenistic to the Imperial Period
Editor :
Horster, Marietta
Klöckner, Anja
Publisher :
De Gruyter
Collection name :
Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche und Vorarbeiten, 64
Pages :
247-278
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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