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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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- Published as:
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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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