Divine kings and sacred spaces
power and religion in Hellenistic Syria (301 - 64 BC)
by Nicholas L. Wright
"This research takes an integrative approach to the study of Hellenistic cult and cultic practices in an important part of western Asia by employing a combination of archaeological, numismatic and historical evidence. Although any thorough investigation of Seleukid religion would prove illuminating in itself, this research uses religion as a lens through which to explore the processes of acculturation and rejection within a colonial context. It discusses the state attitude towards, and manipulation of, both Hellenic and indigenous beliefs and places this within a framework developed out of a series of case studies exploring evidence for religion at a regional level. The study outlines the development of religious practices and expression in the region which formed the birthplace of the modern world's three most influential monotheistic religions."--Publisher's website.
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Divine kings and sacred spaces: power and religion in Hellenistic Syria (301 - 64 BC)
2012, Archaeopress, British Archaeological Reports, British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
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1407310542 9781407310541
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Based on author's thesis (Ph. D., Macquarie University, 2010).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-167).
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