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Author : Ton Derks
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9053562540
Bevölkerungsgeschichte - Gallien - Siedlungsgeschichte - Tempel - Ritus - Religion - Götter.
Author : Katherine Eaton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135054892
Large state temples in ancient Egypt were vast agricultural estates, with interests in mining, trading, and other economic activities. The temple itself served as the mansion or palace of the deity to whom the estate belonged, and much of the ritual in temples was devoted to offering a representative sample of goods to the gods. After ritual performances, produce was paid as wages to priests and temple staff and presented as offerings to private mortuary establishments. This redistribution became a daily ritual in which many basic necessities of life for elite Egyptians were produced. This book evaluates the influence of common temple rituals not only on the day to day lives of ancient Egyptians, but also on their special events, economics, and politics. Author Katherine Eaton argues that a study of these daily rites ought to be the first step in analyzing the structure of more complex societal processes.
Author : Harsha V. Dehejia
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : UOM:39015067831761
The sacred in the Indian tradition is more an experience than a concept and goes much beyond the narrow confines of an organised temple or even a shrine. The gods of this tradition, as well as those who hold them sacred, are simple and unpretentious yet dignified and self-assured. Whether it is a tree that is held sacred or a naturally occurring stone that is reverred, a river that is the embodiment of divinity itself, an ancestor that is the embodiment of divinity itself, an ancestor that is worshipped, a fabric that is simply draped, a road side shrine on a busy street or a votive terracota horse that is lovingly made and offered, a narrative scroll that holds its audience spell-bound; here is religion at work that is as spontaneous as it is intense, charged with faith, fervor and commitment; now private and now shared, that forms an integral part of the lived lives of these common people, be they rural or urban, tribal or traditional. The rituals and practices for these deities are neither scripted nor canonized, but what they may lack in grandeur, erudition and ceremony, they more than make up in the faith and feeling that they generate. In a civilisation which has encountered majestic truths and erected grand temples, these sacred manifestations and expressions of the ordinary people tend to be sidelined or dismissed by scholars as well as the world at large, as minor or lesser gods worthy of curiosity but not of serious study, but it is important to remember that they have a beauty and presence of their own in the pluralistic Indian tradition.
Author : Daniel de Coppet
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134926626
Understanding Rituals explores how ritual can be understood within the framework of contemporary social anthropology, and shows that ritual is now one of the most fertile fields of anthropological research. The contributors demonstrate how rituals create and maintain - or transform - a society's cultural identity and social relations. By examining specific rituals from various theoretical viewpoints, they reveal the ultimate and contradictory values to which each society as a whole is attached.
Author : Sandra Blakely
Publisher : Lockwood Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781937040802
Conversations about materiality have helped forge a common meeting ground for scholars seeking to integrate images, sites, texts and implements in their approach to religion in the ancient Mediterranean. The thirteen chapters in this volume explore the productivity of these approaches, with case studies from Israel, Athens, Rome, Sicily and North Africa. The results foreground the capacity of material approaches to cast light on the cultural creation of the sacred through the integration of rhetorical, material, and iconographic means. They open more nuanced pathways to the uses of text in the study of material evidence. They highlight the potential for material objects to bring political and ethnic boundaries into the sacred realm. And they emphasize the role of ongoing interpretation, debate, and multiple readings in the creation of the sacred, in both ancient contexts and scholarly discussion.
Author : Richard Caton
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547060192
"The Temples and Ritual of Asklepios at Epidauros and Athens" is a highly valued compilation of two lectures delivered by Richard Caton at the Royal Institution of Great Britain at the turn of the 20th century. Written after over two decades of visits and on-site research in Greece, Richard Caton became an expert on some of the ancient religious history of the original population in Athens. His expertise led to plausible speculation about the religious rituals that took place in ancient Greece which have continued to be studied over a century after his lectures.
Author : Claudia Moser
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781108428859
This book reorients the study of sacrifice, examining the locus of ritual action - the altars of Republican Rome and Latium.
Author : Barnaby Whitmore,Daphne Eastwood,Leopold Bancroft,Oswald Penrith,Honor Blackaries,BookademyEN,Bookademy
Publisher : Bookademy
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Dive into the enigmatic world of ancient temples with “House of the Gods - Mysteries of Ancient Temples”, a captivating exploration of the architectural wonders, sacred rituals, and profound symbolism that defined ancient civilizations. From the majestic pyramids of Egypt to the intricate temples of India, this book unveils the secrets hidden within these sacred structures, delving into their cosmic alignments, spiritual significance, and enduring legacy. Through meticulous research and compelling narratives, readers will embark on a journey through time, unraveling the mysteries of sacrifice, deciphering ancient inscriptions, and tracing the profound influence of these temples on modern religious practices and architectural marvels.
Author : Malcolm Todd
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780470998854
This major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain spans the period from the first century BC to the fifth century AD. Major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain Brings together specialists to provide an overview of recent debates about this period Exceptionally broad coverage, embracing political, economic, cultural and religious life Focuses on changes in Roman Britain from the first century BC to the fifth century AD Includes pioneering studies of the human population and animal resources of the island.
Author : Michael Willis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1107460166
In this groundbreaking study, Michael Willis examines how the gods of early Hinduism came to be established in temples, how their cults were organized, and how the ruling elite supported their worship. Examining the emergence of these key historical developments in the fourth and fifth centuries, Willis combines Sanskrit textual evidence with archaeological data from inscriptions, sculptures, temples, and sacred sites. The centre-piece of this study is Udayagiri in central India, the only surviving imperial site of the Gupta dynasty. Through a judicious use of landscape archaeology and archaeo-astronomy, Willis reconstructs how Udayagiri was connected to the Festival of the Rainy Season and the Royal Consecration. Under Gupta patronage, these rituals were integrated into the cult of Vishnu, a deity regarded as the source of creation and of cosmic time. As special devotees of Vishnu, the Gupta kings used Udayagiri to advertise their unique devotional relationship with him. Through his meticulous study of the site, its sculptures and its inscriptions, Willis shows how the Guptas presented themselves as universal sovereigns and how they advanced new systems of religious patronage that shaped the world of medieval India.
Author : Orlin
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004329898
A study of the construction of new temples in the Roman Republic, a process which illuminates key features of both their political and religious systems. It offers an analysis of the relationship between the individual and the community, both human and divine, and their responsibilities toward one another. The book examines in detail each of the three main stages in the construction of a new temple: the vow, the placing of a contract, and the dedication. Special attention is paid to the ability of a Roman magistrate to enter into building obligations on behalf of the state, and the role of the general's share of the spoils of war, his manubiae. In contrast to previous studies, this work emphasizes the significant role played by the Roman Senate, and thus offers a new interpretation of the symbolic meaning of this process. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.
Author : Frédérique Apffel-Marglin
Publisher : Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015012157726
Focusing on the tension between the purity and impurity of the "devadasis"--a handful of female devotees of the Hindu temple and cult of Jagannatha at Puri--this book examines ideas about kingship, power, sexual purity, the role and status of women, and other central concerns of Hindu religious and cultural life.
Author : Kenneth Dean,Zhenman ZHENG
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047429463
This book documents the revival of local popular religion in Putian, Fujian. Volume 1 provides a historical introduction to 153 regional ritual alliances made up of 724 villages. Volume 2 surveys the population, lineages, temples, gods, and annual rituals of these villages.
Author : Kimberley Christine Patton
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780195091069
This text seeks to explain an enigmatic image common to many of the world religions, both polytheistic and monotheistic, that of the God who worships. Drawing on an array of comparative evidence, Patton suggests a theory of 'divine reflexivity'.
Author : Richard Lindsay Gordon,Francisco Marco Simón
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004179042
Most studies of Graeco-Roman magic focus on the Greek texts. Stimulated by important recent finds of Latin curse-tablets, this collection of essays for the first time tries to define the nature and extent of the originality of magical practice in the Latin West