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Religion, State and Democracy

Andrea Giannotti

Abstrak

This paper examines a fifth-century B.C. obscure ceremony: the libations to Dionysus poured by the ten generals during the Athenian Dionysia in the theatre – a practice attested only by Plutarch’s Life of Cimon. The investigation here conducted firstly contextualises the libations as a religious ritual and, secondly, analyses its performers from a historico-political perspective. While highlighting the problematics for assessing and interpreting the libations as an unambiguous event, the paper investigates: (a) what the performers did during a libation; (b) who were the ordinary officers of the libations; and (c) to what extent democratic ideology was involved during the ritual.

Topik & Kata Kunci

History of the Greco-Roman World Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature

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Andrea Giannotti

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Giannotti, A. (2021). Religion, State and Democracy. https://doi.org/10.13135/2039-4985/5688

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Tahun Terbit: 2021
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.13135/2039-4985/5688
Akses: Open Access ✓