Isbn: 9781107037908 - pollution and religion in ancient rome (13 risultati)

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Condizione: New. A detailed study of pollution and impurity in Roman religion, offering new theories on a previously neglected, yet vital, subject. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HRAX; RNP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470. . 2013. hardcover. . . . . …

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Condizione: New. pp. 235.

Condizione: New. A detailed study of pollution and impurity in Roman religion, offering new theories on a previously neglected, yet vital, subject. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HRAX; RNP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470. . 2013. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Pollution could come from any number of sources in the Roman world. Bodily functions, sexual activity, bloodshed, death - any of these could cause disaster if brought into contact with religion. Its presence could invalidate sacrifices, taint religious officials, and threaten to bring down the anger of the gods upon the city. Orators could use pollution as a means of denigrating opponents and obstructing religious procedures, and writers could emphasise the 'otherness' of barbarians by drawing attention to their different ideas about what was or was not 'dirty'. Yet despite all this, religious pollution remained a vague concept within the Latin language, and what constituted pollution could change depending on the context in which it appeared. Calling upon a range of research disciplines, this book highlights the significant role that pollution played across Roman religion, and the role it played in the construction of religious identity.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Pollution could come from any number of sources in the Roman world. Bodily functions, sexual activity, bloodshed, death - any of these could cause disaster if brought into contact with religion. Its presence could invalidate sacrifices, taint religious officials, and threaten to bring down the anger of the gods upon the city. Orators could use pollution as a means of denigrating opponents and obstructing religious procedures, and writers could emphasise the 'otherness' of barbarians by drawing attention to their different ideas about what was or was not 'dirty'. Yet despite all this, religious pollution remained a vague concept within the Latin language, and what constituted pollution could change depending on the context in which it appeared. Calling upon a range of research disciplines, this book highlights the significant role that pollution played across Roman religion, and the role it played in the construction of religious identity. Comprehensive examination of a major feature within pre-Christian Roman religion - the role of pollution and ritual impurity. Employs comparative material from modern anthropology and proposes that concerns over pollution and purification were integral to Roman religion and ritual. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Gebunden. Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Comprehensive examination of a major feature within pre-Christian Roman religion - the role of pollution and ritual impurity. Employs comparative material from modern anthropology and proposes that concerns over pollution and purification were integral to R.…

Condizione: New. Print on Demand pp. 235.

Condizione: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 235.