Dorothy Watts

Religion in Late Roman Britain

Forces of Change

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Produktbeschreibung

Religion in Late Roman Britain explores the changes in religion over the fourth century; the historical background for these changes and the forces which contributed to them. Dorothy Watts examines the reasons for the decline of Christianity and the continuation of the pagan, Celtic cults in Britain. The author establishes a chronology for the rise and decline of Christianity, based on the available archaeological evidence, and she charts the fate of the pagan cults and temples in the fourth century. The author discusses the nature of Romano-British pagan religion and she analyses the controversial rite of decapitated burial in the light of some startling new archaeological evidence.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 288g
• ISBN-13: 9780415620024
• ISBN-10: 0415620023
• Artikelnr.: 33134661

Autorenporträt

Dr Dorothy Watts is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Queensland and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. She is the author of Christians and Pagans in Roman Britain (1991).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Preface
1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AD 294-360: The Empire: Diocletian
Constantine and his House
Britain: Paganism and the Rise of Christianity
2. THE PAGAN REVIVAL OF THE LATE FOURTH CENTURY AD 360-90: The Paganism of Julian
Paganism under Julian's Successors
Paganism at Rome
The Survival and Revival of Paganism in Britain
3. CLOSURE OF THE TEMPLES AND BEYOND: Paganism and its Survival in Britain
The Nature of the Pagan Revival in Britain
Christianity and its Fate
Political Events in Late Fourth Century and their Effects on Christianity
4. FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR THE REVIVAL OF PAGANISM: Decapitated Burials
Combs in Late Romano-British Burials
5.THE ECONOMY AND RELIGION IN THE LATE PERIOD: The Economy in the Fourth Century
Reasons for Decline in the Economy
Effects on Religion
6. THE QUESTION OF SYNCRETISM: Inscriptions and Temples
The Evidence of the Cemeteries
Syncretism in Religious Art
7. CHANGE AND CONTINUITY
Appendix 1: Religion and the Fasti 353-94
Appendix 2: A Lead Tank Fragment from Brough
Notts (Roman Crococalana)
Notes
Bibliography: Archaeological and Secondary Sources
Index.