[Antiquitas] HelRAW seminar 7.12.2020: Patrik Klingborg, "Utilitarian uses of water in Greek sanctuaries”

Raatikainen, Oona oona.raatikainen at helsinki.fi
La Loka 21 16:22:10 EET 2020


Dear all,

The last Helsinki Research on the Ancient World (HelRAW) seminar of 2020 takes place on December 7th with Patrik Klingborg and the talk “Utilitarian uses of water in Greek sanctuaries”.

Abstract: A reliable water supply is necessary for human survival and well-being. This need is particularly acute in the seasonally warm and dry Mediterranean climate, and it is, consequently, unsurprising that remains of extensive water supply infrastructure have been found at many Greek sanctuaries. Individuals visiting these sites, and often staying some time, would require water for a number of everyday activities, e.g. drinking, cooking and washing. Despite this, modern scholarship has largely ignored practical needs for water at Greek sanctuaries. Instead, water supply infrastructure has regularly been interpreted in terms of the religious significance of water, in particular for rituals of purification, cleaning of cult images and healing. The aim of this paper is to move away from the focus on water in Greek sanctuaries as used for activities where it played a central religious function and instead explore other, pragmatic, forms of water usages at these sites. What non-ritual activities in Greek sanctuaries required water, when and how much?

When: December 7th, 2020 at 17:15
Where: On Zoom: https://helsinki.zoom.us/j/69008943890?pwd=MjVSSzkyQmM3VXJjOHlXcHYwcDYwZz09
Meeting ID: 690 0894 3890
Passcode: 716216
Event page: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/language-culture/online-helraw-patrik-klingborg-7.12.2020

About the speaker: Patrik Klingborg is the Assistant Director at the Swedish Institute at Athens and a post-doc at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University.

The event is a part of an interdisciplinary seminar series titled Helsinki Research on the Ancient World. This monthly seminar operates under the aegis of the PapyGreek (https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/digital-grammar-of-greek-documentary-papyri) and SpaceLaw (www.spacelaw.fi<http://www.spacelaw.fi>) projects. It is co-organized by Marja Vierros, Anna-Maria Wilskman, Kaius Tuori and Samuli Simelius. The seminar is open for all.

Welcome!


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Oona Raatikainen
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Tutkimusavustaja / Research assistant
Law, Governance and Space: Questioning the Foundations of the Republican Tradition (www.spacelaw.fi<http://www.spacelaw.fi>)
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