Gods, Temples and Ritual Practices: The Transformation of Religious Ideas and Values in Roman Gaul: 2 (Amsterdam Archaeological Studies) - Hardcover

Ton Derks

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9053562540 ISBN 13: 9789053562543

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press, 2014

Synopsis

The Roman conquest of western Europe had many consequences for the local inhabitants; although the social-political and economical circumstances have been investigated thoroughly, very little attention has been paid to effects on religious life. In this book for the first time a consistent description is given of the religious representations and the ritual customs of the populations of northern Gaul. Guiding principle is the proposition that these groups dealt selectively with Roman forms of religious culture. The combination of a new theoretical framework and a clear presentation of a large amount of empirical data make this book of great importance for scientists from various disciplines. Amsterdam Archaeological Studies is a series devoted to the study of past human societies from the prehistory up into modern times, primarily based on the study of archaeological remains. The series will include excavation reports of modern fieldwork; studies of categories of material culture; and synthesising studies with broader images of past societies, thereby contributing to the theoretical and methodological debates in archaeology.

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"http://www.let.vu.nl/nl/organisatie-van-de-faculteit/wetenschappelijk-personeel/medewerkers-alfabetisch/medewerkers-a-d/dr-a-m-derks/index.asp" target="_blank">Ton Derks is assistant professor of Roman archaeology at the VU University in Amsterdam.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9053562540
• ISBN 13: 9789053562543
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 325