Technologies of the marvellous in ancient Greek religion / Tatiana Bur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bur, Tatiana, author.

Series:

Cambridge classical studies

Standardized Title:

Manufacturing the marvellous

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greece--Religion.

Greece.

Technology--Greece--History.

Technology.

Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 309 pages) : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"For the first time investigates the ways that technological, and especially mechanical, strategies were integrated into ancient Greek religion. Presents in full the evidence from the fifth century BCE to the second century CE, thereby revealing the shifting matrices of agency between technical objects, mechanical knowledge, gods, and mortals"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Viewing the mēchanē

Visual representations of the gods in tragedy

Theos apo mēchanēs

Technical divination and mechanics of sacred space

Dedicated inventions

Pompai and the mechanics of sacred occasion

In the hands of frauds

Theomimesis—theomachy.

Notes:

Revision of the author's thesis (PhD, University of Cambridge, 2020) under the title: Manufacturing the marvellous : technology and divine presence in ancient Greek religion.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Bur, Tatiana. Manufacturing the marvellous. Technologies of the marvellous in ancient Greek religion.

ISBN:

9781009331722

1009331728

9781009331715

100933171X

OCLC:

1538101125

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license

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