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The Rituals of Greek Combat The Rituals of Greek Combat
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Before Combat: Oracles Before Combat: Oracles
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Military Vows Military Vows
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On Campaign: Sacrifice before Battle On Campaign: Sacrifice before Battle
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Festivals and Phases of the Moon Festivals and Phases of the Moon
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Purification Purification
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Initiating Combat Initiating Combat
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The Marching Paian The Marching Paian
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After Combat: The Battlefield Trophy After Combat: The Battlefield Trophy
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Dedications of Armor Dedications of Armor
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Stripping the Dead Stripping the Dead
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Booty Booty
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Burial of the War Dead Burial of the War Dead
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The Athenian agon epitaphios and logos epitaphios The Athenian agon epitaphios and logos epitaphios
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Sacrifice after the Battle Sacrifice after the Battle
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“Rituals of Combat” and Greek Cultures “Rituals of Combat” and Greek Cultures
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The Carneia The Carneia
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Phobos at Sparta Phobos at Sparta
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Justifying War Justifying War
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What Do We Mean when We Speak of “Ritual”? What Do We Mean when We Speak of “Ritual”?
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Social versus Task Cohesion Social versus Task Cohesion
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Bibliography Bibliography
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24 Greek Rituals of War
Get accessDaniel P. Tompkins, Associate Professor of Classics, Temple University
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Published:28 January 2013
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Abstract
This chapter examines the Greek military ritual of war. It evaluates the recent interpretations of military ritual, indicating that the term “ritual” in the present day has taken on so many connotations as to reduce its analytic utility, and that the claim that rituals promote “social cohesion” requires careful review. Lunar festivals deeply affected Greek military behavior. Booty from war was traditionally tithed. The burial ritual followed elaborate rules for prothesis, lying in state; ekphora, carrying out to burial, and a feast. The Carneia festival and the temple of Phobos, “Panic Fear,” is then explained. The data presented reveal that the “ritual” offers a useful but often imprecise tool for understanding military behavior. It may be worthwhile to seek a finer-grained understanding of the link between the “rituals” of ancient warfare and “social cohesion.”
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