| Description |
xx, 329 p., [61] p. of plates : ill., maps. |
| Series |
Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, 0927-7633 ; v. 164 |
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Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 164.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-310) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Ted Kaizer -- The aniconic image of the Roman Near East / Milette Gaifman -- Sanctuaries and villages on Mt. Hermon during the Roman period / Julien Aliquot -- Religious architecture in the Roman Near East : temples of the basalt lands (Trachon and Hauran) / Arthur Segal -- Artemis and Zeus Olympios in Roman Gerasa and seleucid religious policy / Achim Lichtenberger -- How to be a bad Samaritan : the local cult of Mt. Gerizim / Jonathan Kirkpatrick -- Man and god at Palmyra : sacrifice, lectisternia and banquets / Ted Kaizer -- Tradition and change in the beliefs at Assur, Nineveh and Nisibis between 300 BC and AD 300 / Peter W. Haider -- Aspects of Hatrene religion : a note on the statues of kings and nobles from Hatra / Lucinda Dirven -- Ephraem Syrus and the solar cult / Jurgen Tubach. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Middle East -- Religious life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Kaizer, Ted.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789004167353 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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9004167358 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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