Digital Classicist & Institute of Classical Studies Seminar 2011
Friday July 22nd at 16:30
Room 37, Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU
Sandra Blakely (Emory)
Modeling the Mysteries: GIS technology, network models, and the cult of
the Great Gods of Samothrace
ALL WELCOME
The mystery cult of the Great Gods of Samothrace promised safety in sea
travel as the reward for initiation. This ongoing project tests the
hypothesis that the promise was real, effected through the human social
networks created through initiation and festival participation. A GIS
database of sites plots the locations of Samothracian affilitation,
based on epigraphic and textual evidence for initiation, theoroi,
proxenoi, koina, priesthoods and shrines; historical comparanda suggest
the potential for these to support long distance maritime travel.
Network models recommend the hypothesis that Samothrace functioned as a
super-node connecting smaller independent networks, offering an economic
argument for the cult’s longevity.
The seminar will be followed by wine and refreshments.
For more information please contact [log in to unmask],
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http://www.digitalclassicist.org/wip/wip2011.html
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Dr Gabriel BODARD
(Research Associate in Digital Epigraphy)
Department of Digital Humanities
King's College London
26-29 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5RL
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1388
Fax: +44 (0)20 7848 2980
http://www.digitalclassicist.org/
http://www.currentepigraphy.org/
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