A Companion to the Archaeology of Religion in the Ancient World, Paperback / softback Book

A Companion to the Archaeology of Religion in the Ancient World Paperback / softback

Edited by Rubina (Aarhus University, Denmark) Raja, Jorg (University of Erfurt, Germany) Rupke

Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series

Paperback / softback

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A Companion to the Archaeology of Religion in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive overview of a wide range of topics relating to the practices, expressions, and interactions of religion in antiquity, primarily in the Greco-Roman world. • Features readings that focus on religious experience and expression in the ancient world rather than solely on religious belief • Places a strong emphasis on domestic and individual religious practice • Represents the first time that the concept of “lived religion” is applied to the ancient history of religion and archaeology of religion • Includes cutting-edge data taken from top contemporary researchers and theorists in the field • Examines a large variety of themes and religious traditions across a wide geographical area and chronological span • Written to appeal equally to archaeologists and historians of religion  

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