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    A Companion to the Archaeology of Religion in the Ancient World

    By Rubina Raja and Jörg Rüpke

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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

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateApr 20, 2015
    ISBN9781118885802
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