The Religious Taxonomy of Attic Associations
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The Religious Taxonomy of Attic Associations. / Thomsen, Christian Ammitzbøll.
I: Acta Archaeologica, Bind 93, Nr. 1, 2023, s. 306-312.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The Religious Taxonomy of Attic Associations
AU - Thomsen, Christian Ammitzbøll
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Judging from the epigraphic record, the first through third centuries BCE saw the rise of a large number of private cult associations throughout the Greek-speaking world. This was particularly true of Athens. Some associations, however, were more devout than others, at least according to modern historians who have seen in associations of eranistai groups of “venture capitalists” operating under a religious pretext. This paper challenges the traditional taxonomy of cult associations by way of a re-examination of the literary and epigraphic evidence and a comparison between eranistai and other cult associations, primarily thiasōtai and orgeōnes, with a specific focus on various aspects of organisation, membership, and activities in Hellenistic Athens.
AB - Judging from the epigraphic record, the first through third centuries BCE saw the rise of a large number of private cult associations throughout the Greek-speaking world. This was particularly true of Athens. Some associations, however, were more devout than others, at least according to modern historians who have seen in associations of eranistai groups of “venture capitalists” operating under a religious pretext. This paper challenges the traditional taxonomy of cult associations by way of a re-examination of the literary and epigraphic evidence and a comparison between eranistai and other cult associations, primarily thiasōtai and orgeōnes, with a specific focus on various aspects of organisation, membership, and activities in Hellenistic Athens.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 93
SP - 306
EP - 312
JO - Acta Archaeologica
JF - Acta Archaeologica
SN - 0065-101X
IS - 1
ER -
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