The Religious Life of Nabataea

XVI, 256 Pp., 56 Illus Auflage
ISBN: 978-90-04-19051-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 175, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 640 g

Reihe: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World

Flourishing in the centuries around the birth of Christ, the Nabataean kingdom covered a large swathe of the north-western Arabian Peninsula and was shaped by cultural influences from the Mediterranean, Arabian and wider Semitic worlds. The Religious Life of Nabataea examines the inscriptions, sculptures and architectural remains left by worshippers in every corner of the kingdom, from the spectacular remains of the desert city of Petra to the fertile plains of southern Syria.

While previous scholarly approaches have minimised the diversity of cultic practices and traditions found in Nabataea, this study reveals a vibrant religious landscape dominated by a variety of local traditions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alpass, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen des Alten Orients
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Alpass completed his Ph.D. in 2012 at Durham University. He has published articles and scholarly reviews on the cultural and religious history of the Near East.