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The volume offers a timely (re-)appraisal of Seleukid cultural dynamics. While the engagement of Seleukid kings with local populations and the issue of “Hellenization” are still debated, a movement away from the Greco-centric approach to the study of the sources has gained pace. Increasingly textual sources are read alongside archaeological and numismatic evidence, and relevant near-eastern records are consulted.Our study of Seleukid kingship adheres to two game-changing principles: 1. We are not interested in judging the Seleukids as “strong” or “weak” whether in their interactions with other Hellenistic kingdoms or with the populations they ruled. 2. While appreciating the value of the social imaginaries approach (Stavrianopoulou, 2013), we argue that the use of ethnic identity in antiquity remains problematic.Through a pluralistic approach, in line with the complex cultural considerations that informed Seleukid royal agendas, we examine the concept of kingship and its gender aspects; tensions between centre and periphery; the level of “acculturation” intended and achieved under the Seleukids; the Seleukid-Ptolemaic interrelations. As rulers of a multi-cultural empire, the Seleukids were deeply aware of cultural politics.

HISTORY / Medieval. --- Hellenism. --- Seleukid Ideology. --- Seleukid kingship. --- cultural interface under the Seleukids. --- Seleucids. --- Seleucids --- History. --- History --- Séleucides (dynastie)

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This Special Issue is the third and final volume in a trilogy of collective peer-reviewed works of the Unlocking Sacred Landscapes research network. It encompasses various approaches both to ritual space and to artefacts relating to ritual practice and cults involving islandscapes (including landscapes and seascapes). The terms ritual and cult are used broadly to include sanctuaries, temples, and churches, as well as the domestic and funerary spheres of life. Although the main focus of the Special Issue is the Mediterranean region, studies related to other regions are included to stimulate wider methodological dialogues and comparative approaches. The time span ranges from prehistory to the recent past, and research includes ethnography and cultural heritage studies. The contributions of the issue deal with historical and culturally driven perspectives that recognise the complexities of island religious systems as well as the active role of the islanders in constructing their own religious identities, irrespective of emulation and acculturation. The authors consider inter-island and island/mainland relations, maritime connectivity of things and people, and ideological values in relation to religious change, as well as the relation between island space and environment in the performance and maintenance of spiritual lives.

Religion & beliefs --- multi-confessionalism --- popular religion --- sacred trees --- snakes --- insularity --- connectivity --- hierotopy --- Cyprus --- Late Bronze Age --- ritual --- commemoration --- burials --- mortuary practice --- sacred space --- Late Antiquity --- economy --- sacred topography --- churches --- landscape archaeology --- Early Byzantine --- historical archaeology --- memorialisation --- Island Archaeology --- GIS --- material culture --- Ikaros/Failaka --- Hellenistic East --- Seleucids --- late Middle Ages --- pilgrimage --- map of Cyprus --- medieval cartography --- history of navigation --- maritime shrine --- mixed shrines --- maritime routes --- midwives --- Eileithyia --- Minoan peak sanctuaries --- Bronze Age medicine --- gender studies --- Sardinia --- sacred landscapes --- maritime identities --- community identities --- rural churches --- historical contingency --- Ottoman era --- Cyclades islands --- Aegean Sea --- club house --- Malta --- Mediterranean --- island societies --- islandscapes --- ritual and cult --- visual and material culture