• Colonial Entanglements and Cultic Heterogeneity on Rome's Germanic Frontier

    Author(s):
    Karim Mata (see profile)
    Date:
    2013
    Subject(s):
    Religions, Civilization, Greco-Roman
    Item Type:
    Book chapter
    Tag(s):
    Greco-Roman religion
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6MP6W
    Abstract:
    Roman expansion into the Rhineland was followed by centuries of religious entanglements that involved the interactions of individuals and communities with a variety of backgrounds, interests and agendas, and, over time, an array of cultic narratives and practices was maintained, transformed and abandoned. The notion of cultic heterogeneity used in this discussion is informed by the perception that all social constructs are reproduced through continuous affirmation vis-à-vis extent alternatives. Cultic discourse is inherently heterogeneous due to the discrepant attitudes, abilities and actions of situated agents. This will be explored by considering the symbolic narratives and ritual practices associated with the Hercules Magusanus cult on Rome’s Germanic frontier.
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    Publisher:
    Sidestone Press
    Pub. Date:
    2013
    Book Title:
    Ritual Failure: Archaeological Perspectives
    Author/Editor:
    V. Koutrafouri and J. Sanders
    Chapter:
    7
    Page Range:
    131 - 154
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    6 years ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial
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