Beyond mysteries : the local world of ancient Eleusis / edited by Hans Beck, Sebastian Scharff.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Beck, Hans, 1969- editor.

Scharff, Sebastian, editor.

Conference Name:

Beyond Mysteries. The Hybrid History of Ancient Eleusis (Conference) (2021 : Universität Münster)

Series:

Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 199.

Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, 0927-7633 ; volume 199

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eleusis (Greece)--Antiquities--Congresses.

Eleusis (Greece).

Mysteries, Religious--Greece--Eleusis--Congresses.

Mysteries, Religious.

Religion and geography--Congresses.

Religion and geography.

Eleusis (Greece)--History--Congresses.

Eleusis (Greece)--Religion--Congresses.

Eleusis (Greece)--Congresses.

Physical Description:

xiv, 478 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025]

Summary:

"Situated at the crossroads between Athens, Boiotia, Megara, and Salamis, Eleusis was exposed to the changing fortunes in a connected world. From the Athenian perspective, Eleusis marked the fringes of their territory. From everybody else's point of view, it was a destination or a gateway: to Athens, the Saronic region and the Aegean, Central Greece, or the Peloponnese. In the midst of these itineraries, the Eleusinians had their own ideas about the world writ-large. This volume delves into the local horizon of the site, its agents and stakeholders, the stories that moved them, and the places where interactions took place"-- Back cover.

Contents:

Eleusis in its economic and environmental setting / Anton Bonnier

Votive reliefs from Eleusis in a local, regional, and transregional perspective / Anja Klöckner

Plutarch's Eleusis / Chandra Giroux.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Beyond mysteries

ISBN:

9789004719613

900471961X

OCLC:

1458442424