Religion and power in the ancient Greek world proceedings of the Uppsala Symposium 1993 edited by Pontus Hellstrom and Brita Alroth

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Introduction / Pontus Hellstrom, Brita Alroth; Power and ideology on prehistoric Cyprus / A. Bernard Knapp; Minos Enneoros Archaeoastonomical light on the priestly role of the king in Crete / Mary Blomberg, Goran Henriksson; From palace to polis? Religious developments on the Greek mainland during the Bronze Age/Iron Age transition / Catherine Morgan; Offrandes, memoire et competition ritualisee dans les sanctuaires grecs a l'epoque geometrique / Francois de Polignac; The influence of Greek sanctuaries on the consolidation of economic power / Ulrich Sinn; Territorial domination and the Greek sanctuary / Irad Malkin; Faith, authority, and history in early Athens / Frank J. Frost; Strategies of religious intimidation and coercion in Classical Athens / Robert S. Garland; Athena, Apollo, and the religious propaganda of the Athenian Empire / H. A. Shapiro; Theseus and his city / W. R. Connor; Ritual display and the loss of power / Tullia Linders; Piety and persuasion. Mythology and religion in fourth-century Athenian oratory / Hugo Montgomery; Hecatomnid display of power at the Labraynda sanctuary / Pontus Hellstrom; Priesthoods, dedications and euergetism: what part did religion play in the political and social status of Greek women? / Uta Kron; Religion, political power and gender - the building of a cult-image / Charlotte Wikander; The Laocoon group or the political exploitation of a sacrilege / Burkhard Fehr