Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140101577

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE140101577

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Like frogs around a pond: Maritime Religion and Seafaring Gods of Ancient Greek Culture. Maritime religion is an important but overlooked factor in ancient Greek culture. Cults of seafaring gods throughout classical antiquity included rituals of embarkation, prayers at sea and offerings for a safe arrival, all of which contributed to establishing and maintaining a collective Greek cultural identity around the Mediterranean Sea. This project aims to assemble both textual and archaeological evidence for ancient Greek maritime religion; to explore the significance of cults of seafaring gods for ancient Greek ethnic identity, migration and colonisation; and to contextualise ancient Greek maritime religion with comparable modern customs.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 22-02-2014

End Date: 31-12-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $364,362.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Latin and Classical Greek Literature | Historical Studies | Classical Greek and Roman History | Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Europe's Past | Religion and Society | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology

Other Keywords

Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant | Classical Greek and Roman History | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology | Historical Studies | Latin and Classical Greek Literature | Religion and Society | Understanding Europe's Past

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