Unit:
Department of History and ArchaeologyLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Author:
Taxiarchi Panagiota
Dissertation committee:
Π. Βαλαβάνης, ομότιμος καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Μ. Κορρές, ομότιμος καθηγητής, Σχολή Αρχιτεκτόνων Μηχανικών, ΕΜΠ
Χρ. Κανελλόπουλος, αναπληρωτής καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Στ. Κατάκης, αναπληρωτής καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Ν. Δημάκης, επίκουρος καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Ι. Λώλος, αναπληρωτής καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας, Αρχαιολογίας και Κοινωνικής Ανθρωπολογίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας
Β. Αντωνιάδης, κύριος ερευνητής, Ινστιτούτο Ιστορικών Ερευνών, ΕΙΕ
Original Title:
Οι λατρευτικοί χώροι των Aιγυπτιακών και Aνατολικών θεοτήτων στον Eλλαδικό χώρο κατά την Eλληνιστική περίοδο. Η μορφή και η λειτουργία της αυλής.
Translated title:
The sanctuaries of the Egyptian and Oriental deities in the Greek area during the Hellenistic period. The form and function of the courtyard.
Summary:
The thesis studies the sanctuaries of the Oriental cults that were established during the Hellenistic period in mainland and insular Greece, as well as the western coast of Asia Minor, i.e. in metropolitan Greece and the old colonies of a pure Greek culture. Specifically, the thesis examines the sanctuaries of the Egyptian deities Ammon, Isis and Sarapis and their attendant gods, the sanctuaries of the Phrygian Mother Goddess (Mother of the gods/Kybele), as well as the sanctuaries of deities from Syrophoenicia (e.g. Atargatis, Adad) that have been excavated in Delos. Despite the fact that some of the aforementioned cults had been introduced to the Greek area earlier, and the cult of Kybele even maintained sanctuaries, it was during the Hellenistic period that their diffusion was widespread, as a result of the religious syncretism and the more intensive contacts of Greeks with the eastern populations in the context of Hellenistic ecumenism. The subject is very broad, with socio-political and religious ramifications, that this study closely follows, focusing on the architectural expression of these specific cults, as evidenced by the sanctuaries that have been excavated.
First, a brief overview of some basic aspects of society and culture of the "Hellenistic world" is provided, in order to highlight the ones particularly related to the religiosity of the era. Subsequently, an outline of the oriental deities that were worshipped in the Greek area is given. Sanctuaries of these cults known from ancient sources are also recorded, in order to underline their wide diffusion. The presentation of each of the excavated sanctuaries follows and it is argued that they do not follow a common syntactic formula. In the mainly synthetic part of the study, the sanctuaries are treated as a whole, and are classified into different categories according to their general configuration. Next is the analysis of the sacred core· the courtyards and their contents, i.e. the buildings and the constructions, pointing out the connections between constituent parts, in order to ascertain its mode of operation. The individual architectural elements are compared both between the sanctuaries under study and with other sanctuaries from Greece and the East, in an attempt to find parallels, influences and differences. Finally, the conclusions drawn from the study are summarized and the factors that have in each case led to the selection of the specific form and individual architectural elements are recorded.
The present study aspires to fill a gap in the research regarding the architectural expression of the Oriental cults that were introduced during the Hellenistic period in the Greek area, insofar as they are treated as a whole and not individually. Τhe thesis juxtaposes their individual architectural elements, highlighting the similarities and differences between them. It is elucidated which elements descending from their places of origin were adopted in Greece and which rejected. Particular emphasis is placed on the form and function of the courtyard, as it constitutes a dominant and central element in the sanctuaries of Oriental cults.
Main subject category:
Archaeology
Keywords:
Hellenistic age, Egyptian deities, Oriental deities, Ancient greek architecture, Sanctuaries
Number of index pages:
10
Number of references:
2806
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