Bodies of Evidence: Ancient Anatomical Votives Past, Present and Future by Jane Draycott, Emma-Jayne Graham

Bodies of Evidence: Ancient Anatomical Votives Past, Present and Future

Jane Draycott, Emma-Jayne Graham

272 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history religion
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Dedicating objects to the divine was a central component of both Greek and Roman religion. Some of the most conspicuous offerings were shaped like parts of the internal or external human body: so-called 'anatomical votives'. These archaeological a...

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