Civilising the Eleusinian Sacred Way

  1. Miriam A. Valdés Guía 1
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Revista:
Gerión

ISSN: 0213-0181

Año de publicación: 2022

Título del ejemplar: Monographic: Greek Landscapes. From the Ionian Sea to Athens

Volumen: 40

Número: 2

Páginas: 529-552

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5209/GERI.80525 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

El camino sagrado a Eleusis es uno de los lugares más interesantes de Grecia para explorar la construcción social y religiosa del paisaje en la Antigua Grecia. Eleusis se consideraba la tierra fronteriza del Ática y su incorporación a la chóra de Atenas fue un largo y azaroso proceso que, al parecer, tuvo lugar entre los siglos VIII y VI a.C. En este trabajo se pone el foco en el proceso de construcción de esta vía sagrada a través de mitos y rituales. Éstos se vinculan a algunos lugares cruciales del camino, construidos como hitos o nodos donde los ritos, las historias y los cultos se entrelazaban para dar forma a la experiencia religiosa y a la memoria del pasado de la comunidad cívica. Se hace especial hincapié en la relación entre los aspectos liminales y de reversión de este espacio –construido como una “eschatiá”– y los elementos civilizadores y ordenadores que integran esta vía, potencialmente peligrosa, en el orden correcto y sagrado de la polis, sacralizándolo de esta manera. Ambos aspectos –reversión y civilización– se examinan en tres ámbitos: la domesticación ritual del espacio agrario; los ritos vinculados a la sexualidad y la procreación humanas; y la apropiación política del territorio a través del ritual.

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This article has been produced with the support of the Project PID2020-112790GB-I00.

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