Ebook: A companion to the archaeology of religion in the ancient world
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- Tags: Archaeology and religion -- Middle East. Archaeology and religion -- Greece. Archaeology and religion -- Rome. Middle East -- Antiquities. Greece -- Antiquities. Rome -- Antiquities. Antiquities. Archaeology and religion. Greece. Middle East. Rome (Empire) RELIGION / Comparative Religion
- Series: Blackwell companions to the ancient world
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
- City: Array, Array, Rome, Rome (Empire)
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- epub
A Companion to the Archaeology of Religion in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive overview of a wide range of topics relating to the practices, expressions, and interactions of religion in antiquity, primarily in the Greco-Roman world.
• Features readings that focus on religious experience and expression in the ancient world rather than solely on religious belief
• Places a strong emphasis on domestic and individual religious practice
• Represents the first time that the concept of “lived religion” is applied to the ancient history of religion and archaeology of religion
• Includes cutting-edge data taken from top contemporary researchers and theorists in the field
• Examines a large variety of themes and religious traditions across a wide geographical area and chronological span
• Written to appeal equally to archaeologists and historians of religion