Cities and gods : religious space in transition / edited by Ted Kaizer, Anna Leone, Edmund Thomas, and Robert Witcher.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harold C. Putnam Book Fund.

Kaizer, Ted.

Leone, Anna, 1967-

Thomas, Edmund (Edmund V.)

Witcher, Robert

Series:

Bulletin antieke beschaving. Supplement ; 0165-9367 22.

Babesch : annual papers on Mediterranean archaeology. Supplement, 0165-9367 ; 22 --2012

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns, Ancient.

Sacred space.

Religion.

Mediterranean Region--Religion.

Mediterranean Region.

Mediterranean Region--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Mediterranean Region--Religious life and customs.

Durham.

Sacred space--Mediterranean Region.

Cities and towns, Ancient--Mediterranean Region.

Architecture and religion.

Local Subjects:

Durham.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

vii, 173 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leuven ; Paris ; Walpole, MA : Peeters, 2013.

Summary:

"This volume explores the impact of religious traditions on the physical and social organization of cities in the ancient world. The contributors draw on diverse theories, methods and evidence to identify the existence of broad similarities and differences in the urban religious experience. Individual papers range from the Roman Republican period to late Antiquity, and encompass the city of Rome, Italy, and both the eastern and western provinces. Specific themes include the relationship between liturgy and temple architecture, the influence of religious traditions on civic spaces, an the impact of Christianity on the pagan city. Together, these papers make the case for the centrality of ritual and religion in the experience of the ancient city and throw light on current debates by providing historical examples of the varied ways in which communities accommodate changing religious practices in the urban fabric."--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Part 1. Religious architecture in urban contexts

Introduction : religious architecture in the Roman Empire, East and West / Edmund Thomas

The Capitoline temples of Rome and its colonies, Cosa and Pompeii / John Stamper

Gods, worshippers and temples in the Roman West / Louise Revell

Changing spaces and shifting attitudes : revisiting the sanctuary of Zeus in Gerasa / Rubina Raja

Part 2. Ritual and perception of sacred urban space

Introduction : cities and gods, then and now / Michael J. Crosbie

Cities, gods, empire / Clifford Ando

Temples for Egyptian gods within an urban landscape : the Roman Iseum Campense and the Red Hall of Pergamon as case studies / Martin Bommas

Creating civic space through religious innovation? The case of the post-Seleucid Beqaa Valley / Michael Sommer

Temple architecture and urban boundaries in Gaul and Britain : two worlds or one? / Penelope Goodman

Part 3. The impact of new religious traditions on civic space

Introduction : charting and interpreting the impact of new religious traditions on civic space / Neil Christie

Gortyn : from city of the gods to Christian city / Isabella Baldini Lippolis & Giulio Vallarino

Characteristics of the Christianisation of space in late antique Rome : new considerations a generation after Charles Pietri's Roma Chrisiana / Lucrezia Spera

From Belenus to Peter and Paul : Christianity and the protection of the city in late antiquity / Claire Sotinel

Christian ceremonial and the earthly city / Allan Doig.

Notes:

"This volume originates in a conference 'Cities and gods: interdisciplinary perspectives', organized by the editors of the present volume at St John's College, Durham, on 6-7 July 2007"--Page vii.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harold C. Putnam Book Fund.

ISBN:

9789042929050

9042929057

OCLC:

836719071