Ancient & Medieval Religion: Faith and Mythology Through the Ages
Explore the spiritual life of the past in our Ancient & Medieval Religion section. From pagan practices to the rise of monotheism, understand how religion and cults shaped ancient societies. Complement your reading with related materials from our Ancient History collection and delve into the origins of these religions in our Ancient Near East section.
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Archaeology of Symbols
ICAS I: Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Archaeology of Symbols
Price: £59.95
ISBN: 9798888570982
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2024-02-28
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
304 Pages
Explores the prominence of symbols and allegorical aspects in archaeology as expressions of iconographic evidence, material culture or ritual ceremonies, seen from a multicultural perspective.
Religious Individualisation
Archaeological, Iconographic and Epigraphic Case Studies from the Roman World
Price: £63.95
ISBN: 9781789259650
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2023-02-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
336 Pages
Presents a series of case studies analysing archaeological, iconographic and epigraphic evidence for individual choices and actions in the sphere of Roman religious practice.
Archaeology and the Early Church in Southern Greece
Price: £55.00
ISBN: 9781789255751
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2020-09-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
216 Pages
A detailed examination of the growth of Christianity in southern Greece from New Testament times until the medieval period based both historical andarchaeological research.
The Bir Messaouda Basilica
Pilgrimage and the Transformation of an Urban Landscape in Sixth Century AD Carthage
Price: £55.00
ISBN: 9781785706806
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2019-10-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
440 Pages
Excavations chart the radical transformation of an inner city neighbourhood in late antique Carthage, with the development of a significant basilica that was transformed into a major pilgrimage centre. This overturned established tradition that located such complexes outside the city walls and provides important insights into the significance of th
The Cosmatesque Mosaics of Westminster Abbey
The Pavements and Royal Tombs: History, Archaeology, Architecture and Conservation
Price: £65.00
ISBN: 9781789252347
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2019-09-30
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
724 Pages
Presents a holistic study of an outstanding group of monuments - mosaic pavements, tombs and shrines – in their historical architectural and archaeological context
Inhabiting the Promised Land
Exploring the Complex Relationship between Archaeology and Ancient Israel as Depicted in the Bible
Price: £30.00
ISBN: 9781789253306
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2019-08-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
192 Pages
A lively introduction to the ways in which archaeology can elucidate the lives and beliefs of ancient peoples that inhabited the land in which the Bible was written.
Ancient Egyptian Coffins
Past – Present – Future
Price: £70.00
ISBN: 9781785709180
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2018-11-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
288 Pages
Major new multi-disciplinary collection of papers focusing on the development of the coffin in ancient Egypt and the belief systems behind funerary practices involving their use and on new methods and applications of scientific techniques for the analysis of construction, materials and craftmanship involved in coffin manufacture and reworking.
From the Foundations to the Legacy of Minoan Archaeology
Studies in Honour of Professor Keith Branigan
Price: £38.00
ISBN: 9781785709265
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2018-03-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
342 Pages
Sixteen leading scholars in Minoan archaeology examine how our understanding of Minoan society and settlement patterns has developed through the examination of many aspects of material culture, mortuary practices, field survey and osteoarchaeological analysis. The better establishment of chronological frameworks has enabled both structural continui
Archaeology of Symbols
ICAS I: Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Archaeology of Symbols
Price: £59.95
ISBN: 9798888570982
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2024-02-28
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
304 Pages
Religious Individualisation
Archaeological, Iconographic and Epigraphic Case Studies from the Roman World
Price: £63.95
ISBN: 9781789259650
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2023-02-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
336 Pages
Archaeology and the Early Church in Southern Greece
Price: £55.00
ISBN: 9781789255751
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2020-09-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
216 Pages
The Bir Messaouda Basilica
Pilgrimage and the Transformation of an Urban Landscape in Sixth Century AD Carthage
Price: £55.00
ISBN: 9781785706806
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2019-10-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
440 Pages
The Cosmatesque Mosaics of Westminster Abbey
The Pavements and Royal Tombs: History, Archaeology, Architecture and Conservation
Price: £65.00
ISBN: 9781789252347
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2019-09-30
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
724 Pages
Inhabiting the Promised Land
Exploring the Complex Relationship between Archaeology and Ancient Israel as Depicted in the Bible
Price: £30.00
ISBN: 9781789253306
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2019-08-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
192 Pages
Ancient Egyptian Coffins
Past – Present – Future
Price: £70.00
ISBN: 9781785709180
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2018-11-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
288 Pages
From the Foundations to the Legacy of Minoan Archaeology
Studies in Honour of Professor Keith Branigan
Price: £38.00
ISBN: 9781785709265
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2018-03-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
342 Pages