[en] In this paper I discuss the dossier of cults for Arsinoe II Philadelphos to investigate how the worship of a sovereign could concretely become a constitutive part of the religious life of the communities composing a kingdom. I argue that in order to let the worship of a sovereign survive the political context in which it was first conceived, a certain degree of freedom and of individual initiative must have been encouraged among potential worshippers, so that the cults could become part of a durable shared religious and political identity connecting the individual with the collective sphere.
Disciplines :
History
Author, co-author :
Caneva, Stefano ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Département des sciences de l'antiquité
Language :
English
Title :
Ruler cults in practice: Sacrifices and libations for Arsinoe Philadelphos, from Alexandria and beyond
Publication date :
May 2014
Main work title :
Divinizzazione, culto del sovrano e apoteosi. Tra Antichità e Medioevo
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