Format:
173 S.
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Ill., Kt.
ISBN:
9789042929050
Series Statement:
Babesch 22
Content:
Papers of the conference "Cities and gods : Interdisciplinary Perspectives", St. John's College, Durham, 6-7 July 2007
Content:
"This volume explores the impact of religious traditions on the physical and social organization of cities in the ancient world. The contributors draw on diverse theories, methods and evidence to identify the existence of broad similarities and differences in the urban religious experience. Individual papers range from the Roman Republican period to late Antiquity, and encompass the city of Rome, Italy, and both the eastern and western provinces. Specific themes include the relationship between liturgy and temple architecture, the influence of religious traditions on civic spaces, an the impact of Christianity on the pagan city. Together, these papers make the case for the centrality of ritual and religion in the experience of the ancient city and throw light on current debates by providing historical examples of the varied ways in which communities accommodate changing religious practices in the urban fabric."--P. [4] of cover
Note:
Part 1.Religious architecture in urban contextsIntroduction :religious architecture in the Roman Empire, East and West
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The Capitoline temples of Rome and its colonies, Cosa and Pompeii
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Gods, worshippers and temples in the Roman West
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Changing spaces and shifting attitudes : revisiting the sanctuary of Zeus in Gerasa
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Part 2.Ritual and perception of sacred urban spaceIntroduction :cities and gods, then and now
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Cities, gods, empire
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Temples for Egyptian gods within an urban landscape : the Roman Iseum Campense and the Red Hall of Pergamon as case studies
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Creating civic space through religious innovation? The case of the post-Seleucid Beqaa Valley
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Temple architecture and urban boundaries in Gaul and Britain : two worlds or one?
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Part 3.The impact of new religious traditions on civic spaceIntroduction :charting and interpreting the impact of new religious traditions on civic space
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Gortyn : from city of the gods to Christian city
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Characteristics of the Christianisation of space in late antique Rome : new considerations a generation after Charles Pietri's Roma Chrisiana
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From Belenus to Peter and Paul : Christianity and the protection of the city in late antiquity
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Christian ceremonial and the earthly city
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
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Theology
Keywords:
Römisches Reich
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Sakralbau
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