« Ὥσπερ τὸ θεοὺς εἶναι… » : étude des « petits » sanctuaires oraculaires en Anatolie romaine

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Thèse
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Titre
« Ὥσπερ τὸ θεοὺς εἶναι… » : étude des « petits » sanctuaires oraculaires en Anatolie romaine
Résumé
The recent historical studies questioned both the modern assumption that divinatory practices were marginal within the Greek religion and the uniform and often Delphic vision of the oracular sanctuary, partly by broadening the spectrum of the studied sanctuaries. This research intends to contribute to this reconsideration. Rendering the diversity of the oracular phenomenon implies questioning first the characteristics of the oracular sanctuaries. So doing, a lexical grid of the oracular sanctuary can be drawn and allows its systematic identification. Then a more complete survey can be applied to Roman Anatolia, a very rich region regarding testimonies and sanctuaries. Forty-six Anatolian sanctuaries can be identified this way, and described as far as allowed by available ancient documents. Studying and comparing these sanctuaries illustrate the diversity of the phenomenon that is irreducible to a single pattern, a deity, a divinatory method or a scale. On the contrary, it shows the embedding of these sanctuaries in the human geography of Anatolia, in the people’s religious life (and not only for consulting kings and cities) and on a wider scale in the whole plurality and diversity of ancient polytheism. It eventually shows the proximity between oracular practices and other Anatolian religious practices allowing an analogous access to the divine. It is eventually the (partly modern) category of the oracular sanctuaries that is to be questioned and reconsidered, given the blurry and imprecise borders within the ancient practices and experiences, and the plasticity of the Greek mind regarding divination and religion.
Type
Thèse de doctorat (Ph.D.)
Université
Université de Montréal
Lieu
Montréal
Date
2019-06-19
Langue
Français
Référence
Bouillot, Kevin. « « Ὥσπερ τὸ θεοὺς εἶναι… » : étude des « petits » sanctuaires oraculaires en Anatolie romaine ». Thèse de doctorat (Ph.D.), Université de Montréal, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1866/22650.
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