Data di Pubblicazione:
2013
Citazione:
La nympholepsie entre religion et paysage / D. Fabiano (RECHERCHES ET RENCONTRES). - In: Perception et construction du divin dans l'Antiquité / [a cura di] P. Borgeaud, D. Fabiano. - Geneve : Librairie Droz, 2013. - ISBN 9782600016445. - pp. 165-195
Abstract:
Nympholepsy, that is the possession caused by Nymphs, is well- known mostly because of its role in the Phaedrus. The aim of this article is to analyse a body of literary, epigraphic and archaeological sources in order to show how this phenomenon – rather marginal – concerns the problem of the representation of space in ancient Greece. In fact, nympholepsy cannot occur everywhere, but only in particular places that Nymphs are believed to inhabit. In this way, the perception of the divine presence, detected by the nympholept, is indispensable for constructinga natural environment as a religious landscape. In this context, land- scape represents the intermediary that makes communication between humans and gods possible.
Tipologia IRIS:
03 - Contributo in volume
Keywords:
Ancient Greek Religion; Greek Nymphs; Nympholepsy
Elenco autori:
D. Fabiano
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Titolo del libro:
Perception et construction du divin dans l'Antiquité