dc.contributor.advisor | Langdon, Susan Helen, 1952- | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Averett, Erin Walcek, 1975- | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2007 Spring | eng |
dc.description | The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. | eng |
dc.description | Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on March 23, 2009) | eng |
dc.description | Vita. | eng |
dc.description | Thesis (Ph.D.) University of Missouri-Columbia 2007. | eng |
dc.description.abstract | This dissertation explores early Greek religion and society through a contextual analysis of the ritual use of terracotta votive figurines in the Early Iron Age, c. 1100-700 BCE. I have compiled the major deposits of terracotta figurines (both zoomorphic and anthropomorphic) from sanctuaries in the Peloponnesos and East Greece, creating a broad typology and chronology applicable to all Geometric terracotta figurines that allows for an in-depth analysis of the use, distribution, and symbolism of this category of votive offering. Terracotta figurines are among the earliest and most abundant figural symbols used in early Greece and offer insight into the evolving religious beliefs and social changes of the period. My diachronic approach to the Early Iron Age highlights the relationship of Geometric ritual to Mycenaean and Archaic traditions and contributes to the ongoing research in Greek religion, sculpture, figurine studies, and gender studies. I conclude my dissertation with a consideration of the relationship between votive, deity,and worshipper, exploring how gender construction and evolving social hierarchies in the Geometric period are reflected in the rituals practiced. This study highlights the elite concerns of figurines and their growing use throughout the Geometric period for encoding social roles in a changing society. | eng |
dc.description.bibref | Includes bibliographical references. | eng |
dc.identifier.merlin | b66667276 | eng |
dc.identifier.oclc | 316802320 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/4755 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/4755 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | |
dc.source | Submitted by University of Missouri--Columbia Graduate School. | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Terra-cotta figurines, Greek | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Iron age -- Greece | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Greece -- Religious life and customs | eng |
dc.title | Dedications in clay : terracotta figurines in early Iron Age Greece (c. 1100-700 BCE) | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Art history and archaeology (MU) | eng |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | eng |
thesis.degree.name | Ph. D. | eng |