Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxxviii, 271 p)
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9781472540805
Series Statement:
Cultural memory and history in antiquity
Content:
"This volume brings together scholars and researchers working on memory and religion in ancient urban environments. Chapters explore topics relating to religious traditions and memory, and the multifunctional roles of architectural and geographical sites, mythical figures and events, literary works and artefacts. Pagan religions were often less static and more open to new influences than previously understood. One of the factors that shape religion is how fundamental elements are remembered as valuable and therefore preservable for future generations. Memory, therefore, plays a pivotal role when - as seen in ancient Rome during late antiquity - a shift of religions takes place within communities. The significance of memory in ancient societies and how it was promoted, prompted, contested and even destroyed is discussed in detail. This volume, the first of its kind, will not only address the main cultures of the ancient world - Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome - but also look at urban religious culture and funerary belief , and how concepts of ethnic religion were adapted in new religious environments."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Content:
pt. 1. Ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt -- pt. 2. Ancient Rome.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441130143
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441187581
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781472540805
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