Vote for Hermes – Grabstelen als Werbetafeln

Abstract: This paper presents a new approach to the study of Hellenistic grave stelai by comparing them to modern day, non-commercial billboard advertisements, such as election posters. The syncrisis shows that grave stelai not only had a private function for the remaining members of the family but also a “political” purpose as exemplification of the own social, economical and religious ideal. Both media show similarities by which the essay will be structured. They share characteristic settings hence they get only short attention. Furthermore they use similar iconographic strategies like the interaction of scripture and image, symbols and gesture. Taking the god Hermes as my central example, I argue that the grave stelai are a part of an intra-community discourse exemplary shown in rich seaports at the borders of the Greek world. In accordance with stelai election posters were made by a party to reach a group whose members identify themselves with the ideas of the party. Thus representat.... https://www.thersites-journal.de/index.php/thr/article/view/56

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Deutsch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Vote for Hermes – Grabstelen als Werbetafeln ; volume:6 ; day:28 ; month:05 ; year:2018 ; Thersites ; 6 (28.05.2018)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Antje Kuhle

Further information

• DOI: 10.34679/thersites.vol6.56
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020050709361955123245
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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