What is a sanctuary?

Glinister, Fay 1997. What is a sanctuary? Cahiers du Centre Gustave Glotz 8 , pp. 61-80. 10.3406/ccgg.1997.1433

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Abstract

An understanding of the origin and nature of religious centres in Central Italy is essential to our knowledge of that society, and to our perception of ritual and religion in Central Italy before the Roman conquest. This paper will survey the problems involved in the study of ancient sanctuaries, and outline some of the questions I aim to address in my research. Some can be answered, on the basis of archaeological, literary or comparative evidence ; others must remain unanswered in the present state of our knowledge ; some are perhaps unanswerable. To give just one example, we do not know if archaic sanctuaries, especially remote ones, were in regular use, and permanently attended by priests or guardians, or if they were frequented only periodically. What interest me in particular, and what I want to concentrate on here, are the origins and development of sanctuaries, their placement and functions - all of which contribute to our understanding of just what a sanctuary is.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DE The Mediterranean Region. The Greco-Roman World
Publisher:	Persée
Last Modified:	06 Dec 2023 15:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/164282

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