173820507X  

The religious life of Nabataea / by Peter Alpass

Englisch

Leiden ; Boston : Brill [2013], 2013

1 Online-Ressource (xi, 316 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (p;ages [241]-256) and index

Erscheint auch als: Druck-Ausgabe- The Religious Life of Nabataea. - Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2013

978-90-04-21623-5 electronic book

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-90-04-19051-1 (Druckausgabe)

DOI: 10.1163/9789004216235

*978-90-04-19051-1

*Nabataeans -- Religion

*Nabataeans ; Religion

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: BL1677

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 200.9394/8;

Book Industry Communication: HBLA

bisacsh: HIS002000

Library of Congress Classification Outline: BL

Preliminary Material -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Petra’s Sacred Spaces: Gods and Worshippers -- 3. Hegra in Context: Nabataean Towns in the Northern Hijaz -- 4. The Nabataean Negev: Across the Wadi Arabah -- 5. Nabataeans in the Hauran: Political and Religious Boundaries -- 6. Three Sanctuaries in Central Nabataea: Form, Function and Followers -- 7. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Figures.

Flourishing in the centuries around the birth of Christ, the Nabataean kingdom covered a large swathe of the north-western Arabian Peninsula and was shaped by cultural influences from the Mediterranean, Arabian and wider Semitic worlds. The Religious Life of Nabataea examines the inscriptions, sculptures and architectural remains left by worshippers in every corner of the kingdom, from the spectacular remains of the desert city of Petra to the fertile plains of southern Syria. While previous scholarly approaches have minimised the diversity of cultic practices and traditions found in Nabataea, this study reveals a vibrant religious landscape dominated by a variety of local traditions

Vervielfältigungen (z.B. Kopien, Downloads) sind nur von einzelnen Kapiteln oder Seiten und nur zum eigenen wissenschaftlichen Gebrauch erlaubt. Die Weitergabe an Dritte sowie systematisches Downloaden sind untersagt.