The materiality of Hellenistic ruler cults / edited by Stefano G. Caneva with the collaboration of L. Lorenzon.

Liège : Centre international d'étude de la religion grecque antique : Presses Universitaires de Liège, 2020.

299 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 24 cm.

Papers in English and French, with abstracts in English.

British Library not licensed to copy 0.

English; French

July 28, 2021

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-281) and indexes.

Introduction: Rituals, materiality, and the cultic honours for Hellenistic political leaders by Stefano G. Caneva ; Media, Supports, and Circulation. Stefano G. Caneva, L{u2019}importance de la matérialité. Le rôle des petits autels, plaques et bases inscrits dans la compréhension des cultes pour les souverains ; Olga Palagia, The cult statues of the Ptolemies and the Attalids ; Stefan Pfeiffer, Offerings and libations for the king and the question of ruler-cult in Egyptian temples ; Ritual Space and Practice. Rolf Strootman, Christina G. Williamson, Creating a royal landscape: Hekatomnid use of urban and rural sacred sites in fourth-century Karia ; Mario C.D. Paganini, Cults for the rulers in private settings: The gymnasia and associations of Hellenistic Egypt ; Stefano G. Caneva, Les honneurs cultuels pour Attale III à Pergame (IvP I 246) ; Agency, Administration, and Funding. Catharine C. Lorber, Who pays the bill? Monetary aspects of royal cult in the Ptolemaic Kingdom ; Stefano G. Caneva, Luca Lorenzon, Les hymnes pour les chefs politiques dans les fêtes civiques. L{u2019}apport local à la construction des mythologies royales ; Afterword by Stefano G. Caneva.