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 in the ancient world. The evidence from Phrygia is neither literary nor issued by cities or their powerful inhabitants but rather comes from farme...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
[2023]
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Phrygia
/ Roman Empire
/ Province
/ Polytheism
/ Christianity
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| 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 in the ancient world. The evidence from Phrygia is neither literary nor issued by cities or their powerful inhabitants but rather comes from farmers and herders who left behind numerous stone memorials of themselves and dedications to their gods, praying for the welfare of their families, crops, and cattle. In Religion in Roman Phrygia: From Polytheism to Christianity, Robert Parker opens a rare window into the world of those Sir Ronald Syme called "the voiceless earth-coloured rustics" who have been "conveniently forgotten." The period in which Phrygian paganism flourished so visibly was also the period in which Christianity was introduced by the apostle Paul and took root. Parker presents a 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, with the Christian God meeting needs previously satisfied by Zeus and the other gods. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Contexts of religious life -- 2. Priesthoods, finance, authority -- 3. Phrygian polytheism I: The gods -- 4. Phrygian polytheism II: Differentiated powers? -- 5. Heavenly and imperial gods -- 6. Consecrations and confessions at the sanctuary of Apollo Lairbenos -- 7. Phrygian gods and death -- 8. Christianity and paganism in Phrygia -- 9. Retrospect -- 10. The masked ball: Interpretatio and its effects -- 11. Envoi -- Appendix A. Myths and traditions of city origins -- Appendix B. 'Honoured by/consecrated to Hekate' and related texts -- Appendix C. τὸν θεόν σοι, μὴ ἀδικήσῃς -- Appendix D. Paganism and Montanism -- Appendix E. The prose inscription for Epitynchanos and family -- Appendix F. Iconography and 'recovering the indigenous' -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 241-247 |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 254 Seiten), Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-39549-7 |
