Urban Religion in Palmyra: Tiny Evidence in a Big City

The world of the Palmyrene gods and the complexes which accompanied their worship have received great attention in the past. The city's religious life remains intriguing to explore, not least due to the rich iconographic evidence and the monumental religious complexes in the city, and there are...

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Autore principale: Raja, Rubina 1975- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Mohr Siebeck 2022
In: Religion in the Roman empire
Anno: 2022, Volume: 8, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 221-240
Altre parole chiave:B Urbanity
B Access
B banqueting
B tesserae
B groupformation
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Riepilogo:The world of the Palmyrene gods and the complexes which accompanied their worship have received great attention in the past. The city's religious life remains intriguing to explore, not least due to the rich iconographic evidence and the monumental religious complexes in the city, and there are still numerous aspects to be investigated of the city's religious life. In the case of Palmyra, we are in possession of a group of small clay tokens called banqueting tesserae, which allow for a different insight into some aspects of urban religious life. These small objects allow us to make substantial contributions to the discussions about the nature of religious life in an urban context. They may be expressions of a very urban phenomenon - a way of controlling access.
ISSN:2199-4471
Comprende:Enthalten in: Religion in the Roman empire
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1628/rre-2022-0014