Religion in Roman Phrygia: from polytheism to Christianity
"Phrygia in the second and third centuries CE offers more vivid evidence for what has been termed 'lived ancient religion' than any other region of the ancient world. The evidence from Phrygia is neither literary nor, in the main, issued by cities or their powerful inhabitants. It com...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of Californiarnia Press
[2023]
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Phrygia
/ Roman Empire
/ Province
/ Polytheism
/ Christianity
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| RelBib Classification: | AX Inter-religious relations BE Greco-Roman religions CA Christianity KBL Near East and North Africa TB Antiquity |
| Further subjects: | B
Phrygia
Antiquities
B Phrygia Religious life |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Parker, Robert, 1950-: Religion in Roman Phrygia. - [Oakland, California] : [University of California Press], [2023]. - 9780520395497 |
| Summary: | "Phrygia in the second and third centuries CE offers more vivid evidence for what has been termed 'lived ancient religion' than any other region of the ancient world. The evidence from Phrygia is neither literary nor, in the main, issued by cities or their powerful inhabitants. It comes from farmers and herders: they have left behind numerous stone memorials of themselves and dedications to their gods, praying for the welfare of their families, their crops, and their cattle. A rare window is opened into the world of what Sir Ronald Syme called 'the voiceless earth-coloured rustics' who are 'conveniently forgotten'. The period in which Phrygian paganism flourished so visibly to our eyes was also the period in which Christianity, introduced by the apostle Paul, took root, as early and as successfully as in any part of the Roman world. In Religion in Roman Phrygia: From Polytheism to Christianity, Robert Parker presents this rich body of evidence and uses it to explore one of history's great stories and enigmas: how and why the new religion overtook its predecessor, the Christian God now meeting the needs of Phrygians hitherto satisfied by Zeus and the other gods"-- Introduction -- Worshipping groups -- Priesthoods, finance, authority -- Phrygian polytheism I : Gods -- Phrygian polytheism II : Differentiated powers? -- Heavenly and imperial gods -- Consecrations and confessions at the sanctuary of Apollo Lairbenos -- Annexe : an urban or rural clientele? : city ethnics and villagers -- Phrygian gods and death -- Christianity and paganism in Phrygia -- Retrospect -- The masked ball : Interpretatio and its effects -- Envoi -- Appendix 1 : Phrygian origin myths -- Appendix 2 : 'Honoured by Hekate' -- Appendix 3 : [ton theon soi] -- Appendix 4 : Paganism and montanism -- Appendix 5 : Epitynchanos -- Appendix 6 : Iconography. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0520395484 |