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Light of the Gods: The Role of Light in Archaic and Classical Greek Cult

by Eva Parisinou

A detailed and informative study of the use and significance of light and fire from the 7th to 4th century BC as portrayed in literary texts, inscriptions, art and physical remains. Eva Parisinou looks at both earthly lighting devices such as torches and lamps and those associated with the gods and divinity. Both abstract concepts and very specific examples are discussed with particular emphasis on the role of light in rites of passage, in pollution-repelling, in symbolising links with divinity, as well as light used in religious rituals and belief systems. 256p, 42 b/w pls, 31 b/w figs (Duckworth 2000)

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