Religion
-
Ritual Landscapes of Roman South-East Britain [Paperback]
David Rudling (Author)
£24.95ISBN: 9781905223183
Published by : Heritage Publications
Roman Britain was a multi-cultural mix of Celtic natives of different tribes and religions, of Romans with their own pantheon of deities, and of the soldiers and traders who brought their own practices and beliefs from all parts of Europe and N... .... Learn More -
Religion in Republican Italy [Hardback]
Celia Schultz (Editor); Paul B. Harvey Jr. (Editor)
Regular Price: £72.00
Special Price: £19.95
ISBN: 9780521863667
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Using archaeological and epigraphic evidence as well as the literary sources the 10 essays presented here aim to shed light on the 'Romanisation' of religion in the Italian penninsula in the mid to late republic. Attempts are made to define pre... .... Learn More -
The World of Roman Song: From Ritualized Speech to Social Order [Hardback]
thomas Habinek (Author)
Regular Price: £42.00
Special Price: £14.95
ISBN: 9780801881053
Published by : Johns Hopkins University Press
The Roman word carmen , usually translated as song, Thomas Habinek argues, encompasses a rang of practices including ritualized speech, poetry and storytelling. In this study he seeks to explore the world of verbal production and its significan... .... Learn More -
Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds [Hardback]
Shmuel Shepkaru (Author)
Regular Price: £77.00
Special Price: £9.95
ISBN: 9780521842815
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This book presents a linear history of Jewish martyrdom, from the Hellenistic period to the high Middle Ages. Following the chronology of sources, the study challenges the general consensus that martyrdom was an original Hellenistic Jewish idea. I... .... Learn More -
Romans and Christians [Paperback]
Dominic Janes (Author)
Regular Price: £17.99
Special Price: £3.95
ISBN: 9780752419541
Published by : Tempus Publishing Ltd
Images, both artistic and architectural, were an integral part of the ways in which Romans and Christians spread their message across the empire. Initially, this `visual history' discusses how Rome's power was projected through the construction... .... Learn More -
Cultic Theatres & Ritual Drama: Regional Development & Religious Interchange Between East & West in Antiquity [Hardback]
Inge Nielsen (Author)
£30.50ISBN: 9788772888798
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Series: (Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity)
Volume: 4
This well-illustrated book thoroughly investigates the relations between East and West in the Ancient world as seen through the lens of ancient religious practices. The author has concentrated on one aspect of the cult, the ritual drama, and its s... .... Learn More -
Mulva III: Die Grabgebäude in der Nekropole Ost [Hardback]
Michael Blech (Author)
Regular Price: £85.00
Special Price: £29.95
ISBN: 9783805315173
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
Die Skulpturen - Die Terrakotten .... Learn More -
Consolatory Rhetoric: Grief, Symbol and Ritual in the Greco-Roman Era [Hardback]
Donovan J. Ochs (Author)
Regular Price: £38.50
Special Price: £7.95
ISBN: 9780872498853
Published by : University of South Carolina Press
Consolatory Rhetoric explores Greco-Roman funeral rituals to reveal how opposing symbols functioned rhetorically to comfort communities afflicted by the death of one of their members. While the bulk of rhetorical criticism interprets written te... .... Learn More -
Mulva II: Die Sudnekropole von Munigua. Grabungskampagnen 1977 bis 1983 [Hardback]
Mercedes Vegas (Author)
Regular Price: £55.00
Special Price: £19.95
ISBN: 9783805309561
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
Hundreds of tile graves and pot burials were discovered during excavations around the Roman town of Munigua, about 50 kms NW of Seville, Spain. .... Learn More -
On Pagans, Jews, and Christians [Paperback]
Arnaldo Momigliano (Author)
£21.50ISBN: 9780819562180
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
Arnaldo Momigliano is the greatest contemporary scholar of the history and historiography of classical civilization. M.I. Finley has written in the New Statesman that "there is no one alive today who knows the subject as he does." On Pagans, Jews... .... Learn More
