| Religion and Competition in Antiquity Contributor(s): Engels, D. (Author), Van Nuffelen, P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 2870312903 ISBN-13: 9782870312902 Publisher: Peeters OUR PRICE: $60.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Religion | History |
| Series: Collection Latomus |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.10 lbs) 307 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The notion of competition has become crucial to our understanding of Greek and Roman religion and is often invoked to explain religous changes and to describe the relationship between various cults. This volume seeks to raise our awareness of what the notion implies and to test its use for the analysis of ancient religions. The papers range from Classical Greece, Hellenistic Babylon, Rome and the Etruscans, to Late Antiquity and the rise of Islam. They seek to determine how much can be gained in each individual case by understanding religious interaction in terms of rivalry and competition. In doing so, the volume hopes to open a more explicit debate on the analytical tools with which ancient religion is currently being studied. |
