Sacred Britannia: The Gods Rituals Of Roman Britain Miranda Aldhouse-Green Thames Hudson Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

A Timely And Up-To-Date Account Of Religion In Roman Britain Two Thousand Years Ago The Romans Sought To Absorb Into Their Empire What They Regarded As Remote Almost Mythical Island On Very Edge Known World – Expeditions Julius Caesar Claudian Invasion Ad 43 Continuing Presence Up 5Th Century Brought Fundamental Lasting Changes Not Least Among These Was Introduction New Pantheon Classical Deities Religious Systems Along With Clutch Exotic Eastern Cults Including Christianity But Britannia Her Own Home-Grown Deities? Cosmologies Did Encounter How React Them? Under Rule Old Gods Adherents Were Challenged Adopted Adapted Absorbed Reconfigured No Inscriptions Predate Period Apart From Brief Coin-Legends Divine Imagery That Adorned Temples Largely Lacking Becomes Much More Visible This Fresh Innovative Miranda Aldhouse-Green Balances Literary Archaeological Iconographic Evidence (And Scrutinizes Shortcomings) Illuminate Complexity Belief Two-Way Traffic Cultural Exchange Interplay Between Imported Indigenous Despite Remoteness Cusp Prehistory History Many Forces Tensions Ideologies Issues Identity At Work Are Still Relevant Today Sacred Skilfully Reveals Σελίδες: 256 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0906 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm