Bodies of evidence : ancient anatomical votives past, present and future / edited by Jane Draycott (University of Glasgow) and Emma-Jayne Graham (The Open University)

"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 artefacts capture the modern imagination, recalli...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors:	Draycott, Jane (Jane Louise) (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Routledge, 2017.
Series:	Medicine and the body in antiquity.
Subjects:	Greece > Religion. Rome > Religion. Votive offerings > Greece. Votive offerings > Rome. Human body > Miscellanea. Human body. Religion. Votive offerings. Greece. Rome (Empire) Trivia and miscellanea.