Isbn: 9780500252222 - sacred britannia: the gods and rituals of roman britain (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Two thousand years ago, the Romans sought to absorb into their empire what they regarded as a remote, almost mythical island on the very edge of the known world ? Britain. The expeditions of Julius Caesar and the invasion of ad 43 brought fundamental and lasting changes to the island. Not least among these was a pantheon of new Classical deities and religious systems, along with a clutch of exotic eastern cults including Christianity. But what of Britannia and her own home-grown deities? What cults and cosmologies did the Romans encounter and how did they in turn react to them? Under Roman rule, the old gods were challenged, adopted, adapted, absorbed and re-configured. In this fresh and innovative new account, Miranda Aldhouse-Green balances literary, archaeological and iconographic evidence (and scrutinizes their shortcomings and how we interpret them) to illuminate the complexity of religion and belief in Roman Britain, and the two-way traffic of cultural exchange and interplay between imported and indigenous cults. Despite the remoteness of this period, on the threshold between prehistory and history, many of the forces, tensions, ideologies and issues of identity at work are still relevant today, as Sacred Britannia skilfully draws out.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket (bright and crisp with light wear to front edge). First edition. Hardcover. 256 pp (w/ bibliography & index). An innovative and engrossing account balancing literary, archaeological and iconographic evidence to illuminate the complexity of religion and belief in Roman Britain.…

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 256pp, central section of plates, various in-text black and white photographs. Green cloth-covered boards; blind-embossed publisher's logo on front, brown titles on spine; grey endpapers. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine heel. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has minor loss to top front edge, light shelf wear. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. MInimal wear to jacket. No tears. Book very clean. Binding tight. 256pp Size: 160mm x 240mm. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Dustwrapper, pp.256. Illustrated. Religious beliefs in Roman Britain, both imported by the Romans and indigenous to the native people, and their interplay. Fine in fine dustwrapper.