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Ritual matters : material residues of ancient religions /

"Ritual Matters interrupts the anachronistic binaries of religious practice and belief, the material and the theological, by taking a new approach to the study of archaeological remains of ancient religions. Focusing on the materiality of ritual--inherent in everything from monumental temples a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Knust, Jennifer Wright, 1966- (Editor ), Moser, Claudia (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2017.
Colección:Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. Supplementary volume ; 13.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Ritual Matters interrupts the anachronistic binaries of religious practice and belief, the material and the theological, by taking a new approach to the study of archaeological remains of ancient religions. Focusing on the materiality of ritual--inherent in everything from monumental temples and altars, to votive offerings and codices, to sanctioned inscriptions and reliefs--allows for a novel vantage point from which to consider ancient religious practices, as well as an important counterbalance to more traditional conceptual perspectives often privileged in the field ... Topics covered include funerary remains, sacrificial practices, "magic," Roman altars, imperial reliefs and statuary, and the role of sacred books"--Publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780472123308
0472123300