Rituals and Power The Roman Imperial Cult in Asia Minor

Afbeeldingen

Inkijkexemplaar

Artikel vergelijken

  • Engels
  • Hardcover
  • 9780521259033
  • 21 juni 1984
  • 320 pagina's
Alle productspecificaties

Samenvatting

In his study of the Greek cults of the Roman emperor in Asia minor, Simon Price attempts to discover why the Roman Emperor was treated like a god. He contends that ever since the emergence of Christianity within the Roman Empire the problem has been misinterpreted; a Christianizing distinction between religion and politics has led to the cult being considered simply as a form of political honours. Drawing on anthropology as well as numismatics and archaeology, literary sources and inscriptions, Dr Price offers a fundamentally different perspective. He examines how the Greek cults of the Roman Emperor located the Emperor with their subjection to the external power of Rome. The book falls into two major parts. The first analyses the historical, social and cultural contexts of the Imperial cult, showing that the cult was deeply rooted in the Greek cities. The second focusses on the evocations of the rituals of temples, images and sacrifices. It casts light on the architechural development of Greek Cities, on cult statues in the ancient world and on the vitality and flexibility of the Greek religious system. In his concluding chapter the author draws out some of the general implications of the book; comparative material from Africa and Cambodia help our understanding of the relationship between religious ritual and political power. This book, which assumes no knowledge of Latin or Greek, will appeal to students and teachers of ancient history and archaeology. It will also attract anthropologists, historians and others interested in the interpretation of rituals and in the history of early Christianity.

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Taal
en
Bindwijze
Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
21 juni 1984
Aantal pagina's
320
Illustraties
Nee

Betrokkenen

Hoofdauteur
S. R. F. Price
Tweede Auteur
S. R. F. Price
Hoofduitgeverij
Cambridge University Press

Overige kenmerken

Editie
1
Extra groot lettertype
Nee
Product breedte
152 mm
Product hoogte
22 mm
Product lengte
229 mm
Studieboek
Ja
Verpakking breedte
152 mm
Verpakking hoogte
22 mm
Verpakking lengte
229 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
640 g

EAN

EAN
9780521259033

Je vindt dit artikel in

Boek, ebook of luisterboek?
Boek
Taal
Engels
Beschikbaarheid
Leverbaar
Studieboek of algemeen
Algemene boeken
Nog geen reviews

Kies gewenste uitvoering

Prijsinformatie en bestellen

De prijs van dit product is 86 euro en 99 cent.
2 - 3 weken
Verkoop door bol
In winkelwagen
  • Prijs inclusief verzendkosten, verstuurd door bol
  • Ophalen bij een bol afhaalpunt mogelijk
  • 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren
  • Dag en nacht klantenservice