What is it about?
Greek Lyric and the Sacred explores images of intimate interactions of mortals and immortals in sacred and profane locales and assesses how performance in the imagined presence of gods fired the imagination of poets from the 7th to the 5th century BCE. This introductory chapter contextualizes this volume’s contribution to older and current scholarship on religion and performance, outlines briefly its eighteen chapters, and highlights the dialogue they establish with one another.
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Why is it important?
A great number of the surviving archaic and early classical lyric texts were originally composed for performance in local and Panhellenic festivals. This means that the presence and significance of gods, their cults, and their sanctuaries, which is the subject of this book, can hardly be overlooked or overestimated.
Perspectives
I hope that this volume will foster further interest and research in the religious fabric of archaic lyric poetry
Professor Emerita Lucia Athanassaki
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DOI: 10.1163/9789004750388_002.
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