Naslov
Passing through the Countryside: How to Recognize a Sacred Place?

Autori
Milićević-Bradač, Marina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Sacralization of Landscape and Sacred Places, Zbornik Instituta za arheologiju (Serta Instituti Archaeologici), vol. 10, Zagreb 2018 / J. Belaj, M. Belaj, S. Krznar, T. Sekelj Ivančan & T. Tkalčec - Zagreb : Institut za arheologiju, 2018, 143-164

ISBN
978-953-6064-36-6

Skup
3. međunarodni znanstveni skup srednjovjekovne arheologije: Sakralizacija prostora i sveta mjesta

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 02.06.2016. - 03.06.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
holy places, groves, altars, rustic statues, trees, hanging objects

Sažetak
Passing through the countryside a wayfarer – being a traveler, hunter, herdsman, soldier or anyone else – would recognize the place devoted to a divinity or sacred in some way. He would know where to stop, make an offering or pray to the divine being lingering in that place (numen inest, Ovid. Fasti, 3.296). In some places or groves the passerby would see altars or images of gods, enabling him to recognize the sacred spot, but some places were harder to notice because the simpler, rustic cult took place there. Ancient sources offer a whole range of different categories of recognition at the traveler’s disposal, if he was interested at all. Apuleius (Florida 1.1) told us of the wayfarers who cared about the gods (religiosi viantium) and who noticed subtle signs in the scenery, but they were scarce (pauci percontantes), while majority did not recognize the sites or simply did not care for them (ignorantes).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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