Associations and religion in context: the Hellenistic and Roman Eastern Mediterranean
"The terms 'religious association' or 'cult association' are regularly used in scholarship, but their use and applicability have been in need of critical re-assessment for some time. In an attempt to find a more nuanced approach and gain a better understanding of the formati...
| Summary: | "The terms 'religious association' or 'cult association' are regularly used in scholarship, but their use and applicability have been in need of critical re-assessment for some time. In an attempt to find a more nuanced approach and gain a better understanding of the formation, organisation, and aims of ancient associations, this volume seeks to elucidate the wider context(s) of associations' religious as well as social and cultural dimensions. A series of questions have shaped the volume's agenda: How and to what extent did religion inform the activities of ancient associations? What was the role of so-called religious associations in promoting social, political, cultural, and/or economic life in post-classical poleis? What role did religion play in associations' self-representation and in their relations with individuals, groups, local authorities, and/or external powers? To what extent were associations responsible (within their region or more widely) for religious innovation, for example the introduction of new cults or the introduction of new cultic practices? All in all, the papers demonstrate that important insights can be gained from considering the multifarious aspects of associations in close conjunction."--Publisher information |
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| Item Description: | "The present volume collects thirteen papers deriving from the conference 'Associations in Context: Rethinking Associations and Religion in the Post-Classical Polis', held in October 2012 at the Saxo Institute of the University of Copenhagen." - Preface |
| Physical Description: | 381 Seiten, Illustrationen, Pläne |
| ISBN: | 978-2-87562-304-1 |
