Description: Sacred Britannia by Miranda Aldhouse-Green A timely and up-to-date account of religion in Roman Britain. 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 Claudian invasion of AD 43, and the continuing Roman presence up to the 5th century AD, brought fundamental and lasting changes to the island. Not least among these was the introduction of a new pantheon of 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 react to them? Under Roman rule, the old gods and their adherents were challenged, adopted, adapted, absorbed and reconfigured. In Britain no inscriptions predate the Roman period, apart from brief coin-legends, and the divine imagery that adorned temples in the Roman world was largely lacking. But with the Romans, religion becomes much more visible. In this fresh and innovative new account Miranda Aldhouse-Green balances literary, archaeological and iconographic evidence (and scrutinizes their shortcomings) 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 cusp between prehistory and history, many of the forces, tensions, ideologies and issues of identity at work are still relevant today, as Sacred Britannia skilfully reveals. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Miranda Aldhouse-Green is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Archaeology at Cardiff University. She is the author of numerous books, including Exploring the World of the Druids, The Quest for the Shaman, The Celtic Myths and Bog Bodies Uncovered, which won the Society for American Archaeologys Popular Book Award in 2016 and the Archaeological Institute of Americas Felicia A. Holton Book Award in 2017. Review A treasure-house of learning and a pleasure to read - History TodayLively and engaging as ever, Miranda Aldhouse-Green provides a completely fresh picture of the variety of religious life in Roman Britain … this welcome book has a strong contemporary resonance in its challenging insights about cultural identity and religious diversity - Rowan WilliamsRarely has a book about the ancient world felt as relevant to our present times - Current ArchaeologyA very good overview of religion in the province of Britain - Archaeological Journal Promotional A timely and up-to-date account of religion in Roman Britain Details ISBN0500297266 Pages 256 Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd Year 2023 ISBN-10 0500297266 ISBN-13 9780500297261 Publication Date 2023-07-06 UK Release Date 2023-07-06 Format Paperback Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 105 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, color NZ Release Date 2023-07-06 Subtitle The Gods & Rituals of Roman Britain DEWEY 936.2 Audience General Author Miranda Aldhouse-Green AU Release Date 2023-09-05 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:151284807;
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