Writing and Religious Traditions in the Ancient Western Mediterranean
Writing and Religious Traditions in the Ancient Western Mediterranean
Descrizione
From the sacred spaces of the Iberian Peninsula to those of Italy and the surrounding islands, this volume opens a window onto the vibrant world of ancient religions as seen through the lens of epigraphy. Inscriptions are investigated as objects conveying written messages that could circulate among humans but were also addressed to the divine.
Their analysis contributes to the understanding of rituals and gestures that have long disappeared but that can be reconstructed through a refined interdisciplinary approach. By weaving epigraphy with archaeological evidence and literary sources, the book conjures a rich tapestry of individual and collective practices, offering readers not only accomplished scholarship but also a vivid journey into the multifaceted universe of sanctuaries in the ancient Mediterranean.
Series: Antichistica 44.
Sub-series: Storia ed epigrafia 11.
Editore:
Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University PressData:
2025Formato
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Soggetto
• Brescia/Brixia • Bronze • Pre-Roman Italy • Hispania Citerior • History • Latin inscriptions • Triangular mensa • Inscriptions • Spring • Fons calidus • Rituals • Religious practices • Clusium • Valle Camonica • Theonym • Votive table • Dedications • Religion • Indigenous sanctuary • Ritual practices • Fortuna Primigenia • Votive deposits • Ancient Iberia • Onomastics • Northwest • Theonymic formulas • Valle Sabbia • Graffiti • Sanctuaries • Temples • Cult • Integration • Thermal sanctuary • Hispania citerior • Celtiberia • Roman • Roman cult places • Phoenicians • Ancient Rome • Bronze votives • Ancient Italy • Romanization • Sanctuary • Devotional gestures • High-Imperial epigraphy • Archaeological evidence • Romanisation • Etruscan • Astarte • Urbanism • Local divinities • Spatial analysis • Archaeology • Aequi, pre-Roman sanctuaries • Callaecia • Civica religio • Written communication • Polytheistic inscriptions • Epigraphy • II Iron Age • Severan dynasty • Iuppiter Aeternus
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