Religious meaning and political role of the Olympic agones in the archaic and classical periods/O sentido religioso e a funcao politica dos agones de Olimpia nas epocas arcaica e classica

This article presents a brief summary on the conditions of art about the sanctuary of Olympia, considered the religious and political center of the Greek world during the Archaic and Classical periods. The Olympic games are presented as part of a singularly Greek religious and political phenomenon i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia 2018-01 (29), p.60
1. Verfasser: Laky, Lilian de Angelo
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Sprache:por
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Zusammenfassung:This article presents a brief summary on the conditions of art about the sanctuary of Olympia, considered the religious and political center of the Greek world during the Archaic and Classical periods. The Olympic games are presented as part of a singularly Greek religious and political phenomenon in both periods. Within this perspective, the role of the Olympic games and the cult of Zeus in the mobilization of political elite groups and as affirmation of political, ethnic and regional identities is discussed in this paper. Keywords: Olympia; Olympic Games; Identities; Zeus; Sanctuaries. Este artigo apresenta um breve resumo do estado da arte sobre o santuario de Olimpia, tido como centro religioso e politico do mundo grego nas epocas arcaica e classica. Os Jogos Olimpicos sao discutidos como parte de um fenomeno religioso, politico e de identidade grega proprio desses dois periodos. Nessa perspectiva, e discutido o papel dos Jogos e do culto de Zeus em Olimpia na mobilizacao das elites das comunidades politicas gregas e na afirmacao de identidades politicas, etnicas e regionais. Palavras-chaves Olimpia; Jogos Olimpicos; Identidades; Zeus; Santuarios.
ISSN:0103-9709