Greek Incubation Rituals in Classical and Hellenistic Times

• Prif Awdur: Von Ehrenheim, Hedvig (auth)
• Fformat: Electronig Pennod Llyfr
• Iaith: Saesneg
• Cyhoeddwyd: Liège Presses universitaires de Liège 2015
• Cyfres: Kernos suppléments
• Pynciau: Ancient history: to c 500 CE; rituals; Ancient Greece
• Mynediad Ar-lein: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This study documents and analyses the structure and function of Greek incubation rituals in Classical and Hellenistic times addressing all relevant and extant literary and epigraphical testimonial concerning the rites and rules surrounding incubation. It shows that previous approaches, which treated...