| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Series |
Cultural memory and history in antiquity
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Cultural memory and history in antiquity.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This volume brings together scholars and researchers working on memory and religion in ancient urban environments. Chapters explore topics relating to religious traditions and memory, and the multifunctional roles of architectural and geographical sites, mythical figures and events, literary works and artefacts. Pagan religions were often less static and more open to new influences than previously understood. One of the factors that shape religion is how fundamental elements are remembered as valuable and therefore preservable for future generations. Memory, therefore, plays a pivotal role whe. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Rome -- Religious life and customs.
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Greece -- Religious life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bommas, Martin, editor.
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Harrisson, Juliette, editor.
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Roy, Phoebe, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Memory and urban religion in the ancient world. London : New York : Bloomsbury, 2012 9781441116796 (OCoLC)757481239 |
| ISBN |
9781441130143 (electronic bk.) |
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1441130144 (electronic bk.) |
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1441187588 (electronic bk.) |
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9781441187581 (electronic bk.) |
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9781441116796 |
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1441116796 |
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