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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    04 February 2027
    28 February 2027
    ISBN:
    9781009664233
    9781009664226
    9781009664240
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    Dimensions:
    (244 x 170 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    380 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (244 x 170 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    380 Pages
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How did the ancient Greeks understand their many gods, and how were those understandings shaped through material acts of worship? Tulsi Parikh explores Archaic Greek religion through the practice of votive offering, treating objects not as passive reflections of belief but as active instruments of religious thought. Through votive gifts, ranging from everyday objects to carefully crafted dedications, worshippers negotiated the uncertain boundary between human and divine, defining divine power, presence, and otherness through material choice. Drawing on archaeological evidence from over twenty sanctuaries across Greece, the book reveals how local, regional, and interregional patterns of dedication expressed diverse yet interconnected theologies. Moving beyond long-standing models of chaos versus order in Greek polytheism, it foregrounds lived religious experience and shows how belief, cognition, and divine relationships were materially produced. The result is a fresh, material-based religious history of Archaic Greece-one written through things. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

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