Multiple identities in Cyprus from the 8th to the 5th century BCE: the epigraphic and iconographic evidence from Cypriot sanctuaries
Religion and language has always been an integral and constitutive part of societies and their identity or identities. This paper explores if, how and to which extent inscriptions and the iconography of votive sculptures and terracotta -figurines from Cypriot sanctuaries reflect multiple or diverse...
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Consiglio dellal Nationale Ricerche – Istituto di Studi sul Mediterraneo Antico
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| description | Religion and language has always been an integral and constitutive part of societies and their identity or identities. This paper explores if, how and to which extent inscriptions and the iconography of votive sculptures and terracotta -figurines from Cypriot sanctuaries reflect multiple or diverse identities – human as well as divine. The focus will be on evidence from the 8th to 5th century BCE, when Cyprus was organized in 13 city-kingdoms and their territories, all inhabited by culturally diverse populations. Cypriot dedicatory inscriptions appear in three different languages and scripts, sometimes in the same sanctuaries, and iconography and style of votary and deity figures combine local, regional and “pan-Cypriot” features with elements and motifs adopted and adapted from neighbouring regions and cultures. Together, inscriptions and votive -figures help to elucidate the identity or various identities of deities and their worshippers alike. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:d1b1436b-725e-46bb-b8c1-de95296b37a42022-03-27T07:58:41ZMultiple identities in Cyprus from the 8th to the 5th century BCE: the epigraphic and iconographic evidence from Cypriot sanctuariesBook sectionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248uuid:d1b1436b-725e-46bb-b8c1-de95296b37a4EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordConsiglio dellal Nationale Ricerche – Istituto di Studi sul Mediterraneo Antico2016Ulbrich, AGarbati, GPedrazzi, TReligion and language has always been an integral and constitutive part of societies and their identity or identities. This paper explores if, how and to which extent inscriptions and the iconography of votive sculptures and terracotta -figurines from Cypriot sanctuaries reflect multiple or diverse identities – human as well as divine. The focus will be on evidence from the 8th to 5th century BCE, when Cyprus was organized in 13 city-kingdoms and their territories, all inhabited by culturally diverse populations. Cypriot dedicatory inscriptions appear in three different languages and scripts, sometimes in the same sanctuaries, and iconography and style of votary and deity figures combine local, regional and “pan-Cypriot” features with elements and motifs adopted and adapted from neighbouring regions and cultures. Together, inscriptions and votive -figures help to elucidate the identity or various identities of deities and their worshippers alike. |
| spellingShingle | Ulbrich, A Multiple identities in Cyprus from the 8th to the 5th century BCE: the epigraphic and iconographic evidence from Cypriot sanctuaries |
| title | Multiple identities in Cyprus from the 8th to the 5th century BCE: the epigraphic and iconographic evidence from Cypriot sanctuaries |
| title_full | Multiple identities in Cyprus from the 8th to the 5th century BCE: the epigraphic and iconographic evidence from Cypriot sanctuaries |
| title_fullStr | Multiple identities in Cyprus from the 8th to the 5th century BCE: the epigraphic and iconographic evidence from Cypriot sanctuaries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiple identities in Cyprus from the 8th to the 5th century BCE: the epigraphic and iconographic evidence from Cypriot sanctuaries |
| title_short | Multiple identities in Cyprus from the 8th to the 5th century BCE: the epigraphic and iconographic evidence from Cypriot sanctuaries |
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