Greek Sacred Law (2nd Edition With A Postscript)

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This work contains two parts. Part I constitutes a guide to the corpus of Greek sacred law and its contents. A discussion of the history of the corpus and the principles governing its composition is followed by a detailed review of its contents, in which the evidence is classified according to subject matter. Part II contains inscriptions published since the late 1960s from all around the Greek world excluding Cos and Asia Minor (checklists for these are appended). The text of each inscription is presented alongside restorations, epigraphical commentary, translation, and a comprehensive running commentary. Most of the inscriptions are illustrated. The volume should prove useful to scholars of Greek religion, historians, and epigraphists.

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Greek Sacred Law Religions in the Graeco-Roman World Editors H.S. Versnel D. Frankfurter J. Hahn VOLUME 152 Greek Sacred Law A Collection of New Documents (NGSL2 ) (2nd Edition with a Postscript) By Eran Lupu LEIDEN • BOSTON 2009 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lupu, Eran. Greek sacred law : a collection of new documents (NGSL) / by Eran Lupu. -- 2nd ed. with a postscript. p. cm. -- (Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, ISSN 0927-7633 ; v. 152) Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 978-90-04-17317-0 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Rites and ceremonies--Greece--Sources. 2. Religious law and legislation--Greece--History--Sources. 3. Greece--Religion--Sources. 4. Inscriptions, Greek. I. Title. II. Series. BL788.L87 2009 292.8’4--dc22 2009002036 ISSN 0927-7633 ISBN 978 90 04 17317 0 Copyright 2009 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Hotei Publishing, IDC Publishers, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers and VSP. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill NV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. printed in the netherlands IN MEMORIAM PATRIS CARISSIMI YEHUDA LUPU 8 Nov. 1937 Ð 22 Oct. 1980 CONTENTS List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii List of Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix part one: greek sacred law: an introduction The Corpus of Greek Sacred Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Contents and Forms of Greek Sacred Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sanctuaries and Sacred Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comprehensive and SpeciÞc Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entry into Sanctuaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of Sanctuaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dedications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Founding, Construction, Repair, and Maintenance of Sanctuaries . . . .