| From Temple to Church: Destruction and Renewal of Local Cultic Topography in Late Antiquity Contributor(s): Emmel, Stephen (Author), Hahn, Johannes (Editor), Gotter, Ulrich (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004131418 ISBN-13: 9789004131415 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $207.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: German Published: June 2008 Annotation: Destruction of temples and their transformation into churches are central symbols of change in religious environment, socio-political system, and public perception in late antiquity. Archaeologists, historians, and historians of religion seek an appropriate larger perspective on the phenomenon "temple-destruction." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - Religion | Antiquities & Archaeology |
| Dewey: 261.22 |
| LCCN: 2008009740 |
| Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.4" W x 9.5" (1.65 lbs) 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Destruction of temples and their transformation into churches are central symbols of late antique change in religious environment, socio-political system, and public perception. Contemporaries were aware of these events' far-reaching symbolic significance and of their immediate impact as demonstrations of political power and religious conviction. Joined in any "temple-destruction" are the meaning of the monument, actions taken, and subsequent literary discourse. Paradigms of perception, specific interests, and forms of expression of quite various protagonists clashed. Archaeologists, historians, and historians of religion illuminate "temple-destruction" from different perspectives, analysing local configurations within larger contexts, both regional and imperial, in order to find an appropriate larger perspective on this phenomenon within the late antique movement "from temple to church". |