Rituals and Power

Name: Rituals and Power
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521312684
Price: 19960 HUF
Availability: InStock

The Roman Imperial Cult in Asia Minor

Szerző: S. R. F. Price

Nyelv:

Kötés: Puha kötésű

Kiadó: Cambridge University Press

Elérhetőség: Beszállítói készleten

Küldés 10-16 napon belül

19 960 Ft

In his study of the Greek cults of the Roman emperor in Asia minor, Simon Price attempts to discover...

Információk a könyvről

Szerző

S. R. F. Price

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

1985

oldal

320

EAN

9780521312684

ISBN

052131268X

Enbook ID

02027389

Kiadó

Cambridge University Press

Súly

488

Méretek

161 x 229 x 20

Teljes leírás

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.

Érdekelheti

Azok a vásárlók, akik ezt a könyvet megvásárolták, a következőket is megvásárolták

Leggyakrabban keresett

Categories

Authors

Publishers

Termékek

Termékek

Leggyakrabban keresett

Categories

Authors

Publishers

Termékek

Termékek

Rituals and Power

The Roman Imperial Cult in Asia Minor

Információk a könyvről

Teljes leírás

Érdekelheti

Azok a vásárlók, akik ezt a könyvet megvásárolták, a következőket is megvásárolták