The religious life of Nabataea
By: by Peter Alpass
Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman world -- volume 175; Religions in the Graeco-Roman world -- v. 175.
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9789004190511; 9789004216235
Subjects: Nabataeans; Religion
Description: "Flourishing in the centuries around the birth of Christ, the Nabataean kingdom covered a large swathe of the north-western Arabian Peninsula and was shaped by cultural influences from the Mediterranean, Arabian and wider Semitic worlds. The Religious Life of Nabataea examines the inscriptions, sculptures and architectural remains left by worshippers in every corner of the kingdom, from the spectacular remains of the desert city of Petra to the fertile plains of southern Syria. While previous scholarly approaches have minimised the diversity of cultic practices and traditions found in Nabataea, this study reveals a vibrant religious landscape dominated by a variety of local traditions"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p;ages [241]-256) and index.
Table of contents: title: Religion; title: Society; title: History; title: Discovering Nabataea; title: Sources; title: Inscriptions; title: Literature; title: Sculpture; title: Archaeological remains; title: Approaches; title: Gods; title: Worshippers; title: Public monuments; title: Temple of the Winged Lions; title: Qasr el-Bint; title: 'Great Temple'; title: The Deir; title: Collective monuments; title: Processional ways; title: 'High-places'; title: Rock-cut sanctuaries; title: Private monuments; title: Triclinia; title: Tombs; title: Idol Blocks; title: Figurines; title: Appendix: Catalogue of inscriptions; title: Languages; title: Tayma; title: Dadan; title: Hegra; title: Tomb inscriptions; title: The religious monuments; title: Deities; title: Oboda; title: Other sites; title: Conclusions; title: Borders; title: Historical overview; title: Sia; title: Bosra; title: Salkhad; title: Afterlife; title: Khirbet Tannur; title: Khirbet Dharih; title: Dhat Ras; title: Gods; title: Worshippers; title: The Aniconic tradition; title: Ritual feasting; title: Dushara; title: Final remarks.