Last update: doc. PhDr. Ladislav Stančo, Ph.D. (06.02.2024)
The lecture series focuses on various aspects of the functioning of Greek sanctuaries and their detailed understanding from the perspective of Classical Archaeology. What sites were chosen for the construction of temples? How were sacrifices performed? Did the sanctuaries differ according to which of the Greek gods was worshipped there? These and other questions will be addressed and answered through a series of examples from the ancient Greek world. A rudimentary knowledge of Greek temple architecture and topography, which are not given detailed attention here, is an advantage to the listener, not a prerequisite.
Literature - Czech
Last update: doc. PhDr. Ladislav Stančo, Ph.D. (06.02.2024)
Barnett, R. 2007: Sacred Groves: Sacrifice and Order of Nature in Ancient Greek Landscapes. Landscape Journal 26, 252-269. (PDF) Brøns, C. 2015: Textiles and Temple Inventories: Detecting an Invisible Votive Tradition in Greek Sanctuaries in the Second Half of the First Millennium BC. In: Jane Fejfer, Mette Moltesen and Annette Rathje (eds.): Tradition: Transmission of Culture in the Ancient World. Danish Studies in Classical Archaeology. Acta Hyperborea, vol. 14, 43-84. (PDF) Dillon, M. P. 1997: The Ecology of the Greek Sanctuary. Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 118, 113-127. Laurence. K. A. 2012: Roman Infrastructural Changes to Greek Sanctuaries and Games: Panhellenism in the Roman Empire, Formations of New Identities. University of Michigan (doctoral dissertation). (PDF) Mikalson, J. D. An Overview: Greek Sanctuaries and Worship (PDF) Marinatos, N. - Hägg, R. eds. 1993: Greek sanctuaries: New approaches. (PDF) ZDE BIBLIOGRAFIE na str. 153-178. (Ostby, E., Twenty five years of research on Greek sanctuaries: a bibliography.) Padley, J. 2005: Sanctuaries and the Sacred in the Ancient Greek World. Cambridge. (PDF) Scullion, S. 1993: Bones in Greek sanctuaries: answers and questions. (PDF) Whitley, J. 2001: Archaeology of Ancient Greece. Cambridge. Chapter 7. Gods, heroes and sacred places (134-164).
Syllabus - Czech
Last update: doc. PhDr. Ladislav Stančo, Ph.D. (06.02.2024)
1. Greek sanctuaries - introduction (basic definitions and characteristics) 2. Location of Greek sanctuaries 3. Altars and offerings 4. Votives and votive deposits 5. Cult images 6. Sanctuaries and sport 7. Healing shrines 8. Mysteries and mystery sanctuaries 9. Second life of Greek shrines: churches, mosques, etc.
