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The first chapters outline important themes and issues, including locations and their meanings, defining features of sanctuaries, the relationship between structure and ritual, political as well as religious functions, transformations over time, and the activities and experiences of the individual. These themes are linked to historic and specific sanctuaries, notably Olympia and Delphi, as examples of major international sanctuaries; Samos and Poseidonia, as urban sanctuaries in different parts of the Greek world; and the acropolis in Athens. Final chapters trace the consequences of the Roman conquest, the triumph of Christianity, as well as the impact of Turks, travelers, archaeologists, and tourists on these sites. Written in a clear style and richly illustrated, this 2005 book is intended for students and provides an accessible yet authoritative introduction to the material aspects of ancient Greek sanctuaries and the ritual activities which took place there. It includes a lengthy glossary and a chapter bibliography.

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• List of Illustrations(p. xi)
• Preface(p. xv)
• Acknowledgments(p. xvii)
• I Introduction(p. 1)
• 1 Themes(p. 2)
• 2 Sanctuary Histories(p. 14)
• 3 Cultural Differences(p. 15)
• II Setting the Stage(p. 17)
• 1 The Greek Gods(p. 17)
• 2 Time and Place(p. 22)
• 3 The Evidence(p. 25)
• 4 Social Organization: Family and Polis(p. 27)
• III Growth and Variety(p. 29)
• 1 Sacred Space(p. 29)
• 2 Development(p. 29)
• 3 Hero Cults(p. 34)
• 4 Smaller Sanctuaries(p. 35)
• IV The Siting of Sanctuaries(p. 39)
• 1 Sanctuaries in Nature(p. 39)
• 2 Interurban Sanctuaries(p. 40)
• 3 Urban Sanctuaries(p. 42)
• 4 Suburban Sanctuaries(p. 42)
• 5 Extraurban Sanctuaries(p. 46)
• 6 Rural Sanctuaries(p. 51)
• 7 Current Debates: Sanctuary Placement and the Formation of the Polis(p. 52)
• V Architecture for the Gods: Sacred Building(p. 57)
• 1 Temenos Walls(p. 57)
• 2 Propyla: Gateways(p. 58)
• 3 Altars(p. 60)
• 4 Temples(p. 62)
• 5 The Parthenon(p. 68)
• 6 Other Buildings(p. 74)
• VI Activities and Experiences, I: Rites and Rituals(p. 78)
• 1 Festivals(p. 78)
• 2 Sacrifice(p. 80)
• 3 Dance(p. 82)
• 4 Dining and Drinking(p. 84)
• 5 The Thesmophoria(p. 87)
• 6 Getting in Touch(p. 88)
• 7 Initiation(p. 92)
• 8 Asylum, Purification, Healing(p. 97)
• VII Activities and Experiences, II: Offerings(p. 100)
• 1 Cult Statues(p. 100)
• 2 Personal Offerings: Eighth and Seventh Centuries(p. 101)
• 3 Personal Offerings: Sixth Century(p. 106)
• 4 Personal Offerings: Fifth and Fourth Centuries(p. 110)
• 5 Temple Inventories(p. 114)
• 6 State Offerings(p. 115)
• 7 Verbal Offerings: Prayers, Hymns, Songs(p. 116)
• VIII Sanctuary Histories: Olympia(p. 119)
• 1 Location and Character(p. 119)
• 2 The Early Years(p. 120)
• 3 Building, Decorating, Dedicating, and Competing(p. 122)
• 4 The Olympic Games(p. 131)
• IX Sanctuary Histories: Delphi(p. 135)
• 1 Location and Character(p. 135)
• 2 The Early Years(p. 136)
• 3 Enlarging and Enhancing the Sanctuary(p. 138)
• 4 The Oracle(p. 151)
• 5 The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia(p. 151)
• X Sanctuary Histories: Samos(p. 154)
• 1 Location and Character(p. 154)
• 2 The Early Years(p. 156)
• 3 From Makeshift to Majestic(p. 157)
• 4 New Perspectives(p. 164)
• XI Sanctuary Histories: Poseidonia(p. 167)
• 1 Location and Character(p. 167)
• 2 The Early Years(p. 168)
• 3 Building and Dedicating: The Urban Sanctuary of Hera(p. 170)
• 4 Sanctuaries in the Countryside(p. 175)
• 5 The Suburban Sanctuary at Santa Venera(p. 184)
• XII Sanctuary Histories: The Acropolis at Athens(p. 186)
• 1 Location and Character(p. 186)
• 2 The Eighth- and Seventh-Century Acropolis(p. 187)
• 3 The Archaic Sanctuary(p. 188)
• 4 The Classical Acropolis(p. 190)
• 5 The Panathenaia(p. 202)
• XIII Greece, Rome, and Byzantium(p. 205)
• 1 Romans in Greece(p. 205)
• 2 The Spread of Christianity(p. 207)
• 3 Olympia and Delphi(p. 210)
• 4 Athens(p. 214)
• 5 Samos and Poseidonia(p. 220)
• XIV The Aftermath(p. 225)
• 1 Christians and Turks(p. 225)
• 2 Travelers and Architects(p. 230)
• 3 Archaeologists and Tourists(p. 234)
• Glossary(p. 241)
• Bibliography(p. 247)

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John Pedley is Professor of Classical Archaeology and Greek, Emeritus, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor