The Significance of Money for the Cults and Sanctuaries of Demeter and Kore: The Shaping of the Cults by Commercial Transactions
The monetarization of the markets accelerated in the 5th century BCE led to the monetarization of the cults. The mercantile logic and money-oriented society shaped the transaction between the worshippers and the cults of Demeter. The relationship to deities was regulated by ‘do ut des’, i.e. one giv...
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| Language: | Italian |
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Salvatore Sciascia Editore
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Mythos |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/mythos/297 |