Rituals and Power
Subtitle: The Roman Imperial Cult in Asia Minor (Cambridge Paperback Library)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 27, 1985
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780521312684
Subjects: World history: BCE to c 500 CE; Rome; History; History - General History; History: World; Ancient - General; Antiquities & Archaeology; Emperor worship, Roman; Emperor worship, Roman Emperor worship, Roman; History / Ancient / General; History-Ancient - General; Religion / Antiquities & Archaeology; Emperor worship
First sentence: The cults of Roman emperor performed by the Greek cities of Asia Minor during the first three centuries A.D., which form the subject of this book, confound our expectations about the relationship between religion, politics and power.