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The Religious Life of Palmyra - A Study of the Social Patterns of Worship in the Roman Period

English · Hardback

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This study of the social patterns of worship in Palmyra (Syria) investigates how aspects of the city's religious life contributed to the way in which its society was built up and worked.
The validity of the model of 'civic' vs 'tribal' forms of worship (wrongly based upon a sociopolitical model from the Roman period) is reconsidered, and a revised classification of the divine world of Palmyra is proposed and made visible in a detailed analysis of the city's sanctuaries and cults.
In addition, a fresh and methodical re-evaluation of the relevant sources provides new insights into the complexities of both the ritual activities in Palmyra and of the way in which the various groups of worshippers, priests and benefactors served as markers in Palmyrene society.

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"Eine detaillierte Auswertung der Quellen, insbesondere der Inschriften, verbunden mit einer grundsätzlichen Vorsicht und Skepsis in Fragen der Interpretation, machen sein Buch zu einer Grundlage für weitere Forschungen zur palmyrenischen Geschichte, ferner zur Sozial- und Religionsgeschichte des antiken Nahen Ostens wie überhaupt für das Studium antiker Religionen." (H-Soz-u-Kult)

"...der kolossale Wert der von K. vorgelegten Arbeit, die weit über alles hinausgeht, was bisher zur palmyrenischen Religion und ihrem Sitz im sozialen Leben geschrieben wurde. Wer künftig über Religion nicht nur in Palmyra, sondern im gesamten Vorderasien arbeitet, wird an ihr nicht vorbeikommen." (Plekos)

Product details

Authors Ted Kaizer
Publisher Franz Steiner Verlag
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 01.01.2002
 
EAN 9783515080279
ISBN 978-3-515-08027-9
No. of pages 307
Weight 656 g
Illustrations m. 7 Taf.
Series Oriens et Occidens
Oriens et Occidens
Subject Humanities, art, music > History

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