Landbesitz griechischer Heiligtümer in archaischer und klassischer Zeit

Marietta Horster's thesis examines the landholdings of ancient cults, arguing that this is a vital piece of evidence for understanding the organisation of communities during the archaic and classical periods. The specialised and annotated study focuses on the evidence for the practical use, especially agricultural, of sacred places, their use to raise funds for cults, the regulation of this type of land, and attitudes towards the `property of the gods' and what this reveals about religion between the 7th and 4th centuries BC. Includes an index of places. German text.