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Ritual Matters

Material Remains and Ancient Religion [Hardback]

by Claudia Moser, Jennifer Knust

    • Author

      Claudia Moser

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      University of Michigan Press

    • Published

      November 2017

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      Ritual Matters interrupts the anachronistic binaries of religious practice and belief, the material and the theological, by taking a new approach to the study of archaeological remains of ancient religions. Focusing on the materiality of ritual-inherent in everything from monumental temples and altars, to votive offerings and codices, to sanctioned inscriptions and reliefs-allows for a novel vantage point from which to consider ancient religious practices, as well as an important counterbalance to more traditional conceptual perspectives often privileged in the field.Material remains of religious practices may reveal striking local continuity, but they also highlight points of change, as distinct moments of manufacture and use transformed both sites and objects. Yet not every religious practice leaves a trace: the embodied use of imperial statuary, the rationale for the design of particular sacred books or the ephemeral "magical" implements designed by local religious experts leave few traces, if any, and are therefore less amenable to material investigation. What does remain, however, challenges any neat association between representation and reality or literary claim and practical application.This volume, which features work by internationally renowned scholars of ancient religions and archaeology, represents a significant contribution to the material approach of studying the ancient Mediterranean's diverse religious practices. In addition to volume editors Claudia Moser and Jennifer Knust, contributors include Henri Duday, Gunnel Ekroth, David Frankfurter, Richard Gordon, Valerie Huet, William Van Andringa, and Zsuzsanna Varhelyi. The range of topics covered includes funerary remains, sacrificial practices, "magic," Roman altars, imperial reliefs and statuary, and the role of sacred books. Ritual Matters will be of interest to scholars of archaeology, art history, classical studies, religious studies, and ancient history.

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      • Author

        Claudia Moser

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        University of Michigan Press

      • Published

        November 2017

      • Weight

        781g

      • Page Count

        152

      • Dimensions

        223 x 286 x 17 mm

      • ISBN

        9780472130573

      • ISBN-10

        0472130579

      • Eden Code

        4530576

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      • Author/Creator: Claudia Moser

      • ISBN: 9780472130573

      • Publisher: University of Michigan Press

      • Release Date: November 2017

      • Weight: 781g

      • Dimensions: 223 x 286 x 17 mm

      • Eden Code: 4530576


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