Beyond Priesthood: Religious Entrepreneurs and Innovators in the Roman Empire by

Description: Beyond Priesthood by Richard L. Gordon, Georgia Petridou, Jörg RÜpke This volume questions the established modern scholarly categories of priests and priesthood and focusses on processes of appropriation and contestation of religious expertise in the Imperial Era. It offers a unique insight into ancient religious spe FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The last decade has seen a surge of scholarly interest in these religious professionals and a good number of high quality publications. Our volume, however, with its unique intercultural character and its explicit focus on appropriation and contestation of religious expertise in the Imperial Era is substantially different. Unlike the rather narrow focus of earlier studies of civic priests, the papers presented here examine a wider range of religious professionals, their dynamic interaction with established religious authorities and institutions, and their contributions to religious innovation in the ancient Mediterranean world, from the late Hellenistic period through to Late Antiquity, from the City of Rome to mainland Greece, Asia Minor, Syria and Egypt, from Greek civic practice to ancient Judaism. A further advantage of our volume is the wide range of media of transmission taken into account. Our contributors look at both old and new materials, which derive not only from literary sources but also from papyri, inscriptions, and material culture. Above all, this volume assesses critically convenient terminological usage and offers a unique insight into a rich gamut of ancient Mediterranean religious specialists. Author Biography Richard L. Gordon and Jörg RÜpke, Max-Weber Kolleg, University of Erfurt, Germany, Georgia Petridou, University of Liverpool, UK. Long Description The last decade has seen a surge of scholarly interest in these religious professionals and a good number of high quality publications. Our volume, however, with its unique intercultural character and its explicit focus on appropriation and contestation of religious expertise in the Imperial Era is substantially different. Unlike the rather narrow focus of earlier studies of civic priests, the papers presented here examine a wider range of religious professionals, their dynamic interaction with established religious authorities and institutions, and their contributions to religious innovation in the ancient Mediterranean world, from the late Hellenistic period through to Late Antiquity, from the City of Rome to mainland Greece, Asia Minor, Syria and Egypt, from Greek civic practice to ancient Judaism. A further advantage of our volume is the wide range of media of transmission taken into account. Our contributors look at both old and new materials, which derive not only from literary sources but also from papyri, inscriptions, and material culture. Above all, this volume assesses critically convenient terminological usage and offers a unique insight into a rich gamut of ancient Mediterranean religious specialists. Details ISBN3110447010 Pages 474 Series Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche und Vorarbeiten Year 2017 ISBN-10 3110447010 ISBN-13 9783110447019 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2017-08-21 Subtitle Religious Entrepreneurs and Innovators in the Roman Empire Edited by Jörg RÜpke Place of Publication Berlin Country of Publication Germany Publisher De Gruyter Imprint De Gruyter Short Title Beyond Priesthood Language English DEWEY 200.937 Series Number 66 UK Release Date 2017-08-21 Illustrations 28 Illustrations, black and white; 12 Illustrations, color Author Jörg RÜpke Alternative 9783110448184 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126674823;

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