Votives, Places and Rituals in Etruscan Religion: Studies in Honor of Jean Macintosh Turfa (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 166)

Gleba, Margarita (Editor), and Becker, Hilary (Editor)

ISBN 10: 9004170456 / ISBN 13: 9789004170452

Published by Brill Academic Publishing, 2008

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2008 hardcover published without jacket/ex-library with usual markings & bumping on the cover/clean & unmarked text. 291 p.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Votives, Places and Rituals in Etruscan Religion: Studies in Honor of Jean Macintosh Turfa (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 166)
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004170456
• ISBN 13: 9789004170452
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Etruscans were deemed “the most religious of men” by their Roman successors and it is hardly surprising that the topic of Etruscan religion has been explored for some time now. This volume offers a contribution to the continued study of Etruscan religion and daily life, by focusing on the less explored issue of ritual. Ritual is approached through fourteen case studies, considering mortuary customs, votive rituals and other religious and daily life practices. The book gathers new material, interpretations and approaches to the less emphasized areas of Etruscan religion, especially its votive aspects, based on archaeological and epigraphic sources.

About the Author

Margarita Gleba, Ph.D. (2004) in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College, is Research Programme Manager at the Centre for Textile Research, University of Copenhagen. She published on various aspects of ancient textile production, including Textile Production in pre-Roman Italy (2008), Dressing the Past: Costume through 21st Century Eyes (2008) and Designed for Life and Death (2009). Hilary Becker, Ph.D. (2007) in Classical Archaeology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Washington and Lee University. A landscape archaeologist with abiding interests in the modes and mechanisms of production and exchange in ancient Italy. Hilary is currently conducting a study of the economy of North Etruria in the Archaic and Classical periods.