[en] The Coan epigraphical evidence to address the topic of civic priesthoods is both exceptionally large and rich. Since the publication of the Inscriptiones Graecae XII 4 in 2010, 35 inscriptions have been available, which consist of decrees of the polis regulating the sale of various priesthoods. These documents, when confronted with other types of inscriptions, such as sacrificial calendars or cult regulations, provide valuable insights into understanding the role played by the priests in the cults of the gods of the civic pantheon, as well as into the relationship between those officials and the polis which appointed them. This paper focuses on these two aspects of Coan priesthoods.
Disciplines :
History
Author, co-author :
Paul, Stéphanie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences de l'Antiquité > UER en histoire et anthropologie des religions
Language :
English
Title :
Roles of "civic" priests in Hellenistic Cos
Publication date :
01 June 2012
Event name :
Cities and priests in Asia Minor and the Aegean Islands from the Hellenistic to the Early Imperial Period
Event place :
Mainz, Germany
Event date :
du 31 mai 2012 au 02 juin 2012
By request :
Yes
Audience :
International
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
