2012
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Miriam Valdés Guía, « Exclusivismo político y religioso de los Eupátridas en Atenas arcaica », Dialogues d'histoire ancienne, ID : 10670/1.quvtio
Political and religious exclusivity of Eupatrids in Archaic Athens The Eupatrids are a group of aristocratic families, who are tied, in Archaic Athens, to a zone in Attica, the asty/ Pedion area. They are defined as those who are around the basileus house (Anecd. Gr. I, 257 Bekker). We intend to explore the way they assert their political and religious power in competition with other aristocrats from Attica, through the exclusivity of important cults and rituals (as the priests of Acropolis and others), as well as in the political institutions, and through other mechanisms like death rituals in the VIIth Century BC. Besides, we shall explore the indices of change in the beginning of the VIth Century BC, through some “diversification” in religious practice or at least, some new ways to integrate other agents. In this sense can be viewed Solon’s attempt to open religious and politic power to other aristocrats but preserving some Eupatrid privileges, as well as institutionalize religious practice, making it public/civic, open for the demos.