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Religion and reconciliation in Greek cities : the sacred laws of Selinus and Cyrene / Noel Robertson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robertson, Noel.
- Series:
- American classical studies ; 54.
- American Philological Association American classical studies ; 54
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rites and ceremonies--Italy--Selinus (Extinct city).
- Rites and ceremonies.
- Religious law and legislation--Italy--Selinus (Extinct city).
- Religious law and legislation.
- Religious calendars--Italy--Selinus (Extinct city).
- Religious calendars.
- Inscriptions, Greek--Italy--Selinus (Extinct city).
- Inscriptions, Greek.
- Rites and ceremonies--Libya--Cyrene (Extinct city).
- Religious law and legislation--Libya--Cyrene (Extinct city).
- Religious calendars--Libya--Cyrene (Extinct city).
- Inscriptions, Greek--Libya--Cyrene (Extinct city).
- Religious calendars--Greek religion.
- Selinus (Extinct city)--Religious life and customs.
- Selinus (Extinct city).
- Cyrene (Extinct city)--Religious life and customs.
- Cyrene (Extinct city).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (427 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Two Greek cities which in their time were leading states in the Mediterranean world, Selinus in Sicily and Cyrene in Libya, set up inscriptions of the kind called sacred laws, but regulating worship on a larger scale than elsewhere - Selinus in the mid fifth century B.C., Cyrene in the late fourth. In different ways, the content and the format of both inscriptions are so unusual that they have baffled understanding. At Selinus, a large lead tablet with two columns of writing upside down to each other is thought to be a remedy for homicide pollution arising from civil strife, but most of it rem
- Contents:
- Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. At Selinus, Rules throughout the Year; Part II. At Cyrene, Rules for Every Need; References; Subject Index; Select Index of Sources
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-045313-3
- 0-19-974200-6
- OCLC:
- 536239645
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