Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
List of Figures
Introduction: Some Concepts of Ancient FestivalsBrandt, J. Rasmus &
Jon W. Iddeng:
1: Iddeng, Jon W.: What is a Greco-Roman Festival? A Polythetic
Approach
2: Burkert, Walter: Ancient Views on Festival: A Case of Near
Eastern Mediterranean Koiné
3: Bouvrie, Synnøve des: Greek Festivals and the Ritual Process: An
Inquiry into the Olympia-cum-Heraia and the Dionysia
4: Ekroth, Gunnel: Pelops Joins the Party: Transformations of a
Hero Cult within the Festival at Olympia
5: Brandt, J. Rasmus: Content and Form: Some Considerations on
Greek Festivals and Archaeology
6: Neils, Jenifer: The Political Process in the Public Festival:
The Panathenaic Festival of Athens
7: Scullion, Scott: Talking of Festival: The Status of Choruses and
Choregia
8: Buraselis, Kostas: Appended Festival: The Coordination and
Combination of Traditional Civic and Ruler Cult Festivals in the
Hellenistic and Roman East
9: Smith, Christopher: The Feriae Latinae
10: Scheid, John: The Festivals of the Forum Boarium Area:
Reflections on the Construction of Complex Representations of Roman
Identity
11: Rüpke, Jörg: Public and Publicity: Long-Term Changes in
Religious Festivals during the Roman Republic
12: Beard, Mary: The Cult of the Great Mother in Imperial Rome: The
Roman and the Foreign
General Index
J. Rasmus Brandt is Professor in Classical Archaeology at the
University of Oslo. He has participated and directed excavations in
Norway, Cyprus, Italy, and at present in Turkey. He has published
widely on both Greek and Roman archaeology and has directed two
research projects financed by the Norwegian Research Council.
Jon W. Iddeng is an adviser for The Norwegian Association of
Researchers and Research Fellow of Telemark University College. He
has published internationally on Roman literature and history.
This volume offers both valuable new insights into Greek and Roman
festivals and thoughtful assessment of how scholars study
festivals.
*T. Davina McClain, Classical Journal*
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