KEEPING THE SACRED LANDSCAPE BEAUTIFUL AND ELABORATE: MAINTENANCE OF SANCTUARIES IN ANCIENT GREECE

Akiko MOROO

Abstract


 The author explores the relationship between sanctuaries and society through the management of votive objects by authoritative bodies in ancient Greece. Sacred regulations and decrees prescribing the handling of votive offerings reveal constant social tensions regarding the disposal, recycling and reuse of votive offerings. On the one hand, such tasks were essential for the environmental management of a sanctuary, but on the other hand they were often totally forbidden. Sanctuaries were subject to necessary controls by various managing bodies in response to current issues. The same performance could be considered both welcome and unwanted. These phenomena suggest how alive sanctuaries would have been. The author attempts to reconstruct the living landscape of sanctuaries by examining the regulations governing the management of votive offerings.

Keywords


Dedication, votive objects, management of sanctuaries, sacred regulations

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DOI: 10.14795/j.v9i1.713

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