The archaeology of late antique "paganism"
"There is no agreement over how to name the 'pagan' cults of late antiquity. Clearly they were more diverse than this Christian label suggests, but also exhibited tendencies towards monotheism and internal changes which makes it difficult to describe them as 'traditional cults�...
| Résumé: | "There is no agreement over how to name the 'pagan' cults of late antiquity. Clearly they were more diverse than this Christian label suggests, but also exhibited tendencies towards monotheism and internal changes which makes it difficult to describe them as 'traditional cults'. This volume, which includes two extensive bibliographic essays, considers the decline of urban temples alongside the varying evolution of other focii of cult practice and identity. The papers reveal great regional diversity in the development of late antique paganism, and suggest that the time has come to abandon a single compelling narrative of 'the end of the temples' based on legal sources and literary accounts. Although temple destructions are attested, in some regions the end of paganism was both gradual and untraumatic, with more co-existence with Christianity than one might have expected. Contributors are Javier Arce, Béatrice Caseau, Georgios Deligiannakis, Koen Demarsin, Jitse H.F. Dijkstra, Demetrios Eliopoulos, James Gerrard, Penelope J. Goodman, David Gwynn, Luke Lavan, Michael Mulryan, Helen G. Saradi, Eberhard W. Sauer, Gareth Sears, Peter Talloen, Peter Van Nuffelen and Lies Vercauteren."--Publisher's website Introduction / Luke Lavan -- Bibliographic Essays. 'Paganism' in Late Antiquity: Thematic Studies/ Koen Demarsin ; 'Paganism' in Late Antiquity: Regional Studies and Material Culture / Michael Mulryan. -- The Development of Paganism in Late Antiquity. Eusebius of Caesarea and the Concept of Paganism / Peter Van Nuffelen ; Late Antique Paganism: Adaptation under Duress / Béatrice Caseau ; The 'End' of Roman Senatorial Paganism / David M. Gwynn. -- Temples in the West. Temples in Late Antique Gaul / Penelope J. Goodman ; Fana, Templa, Delubra Destrui Praecipimus: The End of the Temples in Roman Spain / Javier Arce ; The Temple of Flora or Venus by the Circus Maximus and the New Christian Topography: The 'Pagan Revival' in Action? / Michael Mulryan ; The Fate of the Temples in North Africa / Gareth Sears. -- Temples in the East. Late Paganism and Christianisation in Greece / Helen G. Saradi with the contribution of Demetrios Eliopoulos ; Late Paganism on the Aegean Islands and Processes of Christianisation / Georgios Deligiannakis ; The Fate of Temples in Late Antique Anatolia / Peter Talloen and Lies Vercauteren ; The Fate of the Temples in Late Antique Egypt / Jitse H.F. Dijkstra. -- 'Pagan' Statues. Political Talismans? Residual 'Pagan' Statues in Late Antique Public Space / Luke Lavan ; Religious Intolerance and Pagan Statuary / Béatrice Caseau. -- Sacred Deposits. Religious Rituals at Springs in the Late Antique and Early Medieval World / Eberhard W. Sauer ; Wells and Belief Systems at the End of Roman Britain: A Case Study from Roman London / James Gerrard. -- Iconography in Material Culture. From Pagan to Christian: Religious Iconography in Material Culture from Sagalassos / Peter Talloen. |
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| Description: | Papers from the conference "The Archaeology of Late Antique Paganism" held in 2005 in Leuven. - Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 9004192379 |