Did ancient religions know religious individuality? How did it work in texts and practices related to texts? The creation of texts offered opportunities to express one s own religious experience and shape one s own religious personality within the boundaries of what is acceptable. Greek and Latin, Jewish and Christian texts from the Hellenistic period down to Late Antiquity created exemplary individuals or condemned individual deviance. The volume presents exemplary cases and analyses, which open a new field for research in the history of religion, covering ritual and literary innovations."

Product Description: English summary: Inscriptions are among the few sources from ancient history that regularly expand and complement our knowledge, particularly with regard to Roman administrative and military history. In addition, they provide us with epigraphic evidence that brings archaeological ruins to life...read more

Product Description: English summary: In this chronicle, which is similar to a handbook, Wolfgang Spickermann presents the history of religion in the province of Germania Inferior from the time of the Roman conquest up to the spread of Christianity and the decline of provincial religion in the 6th century AD...read more

Product Description: English summary: The powerful imperium romanum was established and ruled from afar by one single urban center. This center was however not only a real tightly-packed area of people, resources and power; it was also an esthetically experienceable spiritual center...read more

Product Description: English summary: In a handbook-like chronicle, Wolfgang Spickermann presents the history of religion in the province of Germania Superior from the time of the conquest up to the spread of Christianity and the decline of provincial religion in the 6th century AD...read more

Product Description: English summary: The special structure of the German provinces makes it necessary to examine their 'provincial religion' as a number of regional organizations and not as a unified structure. In order to obtain a complete picture of a 'provincial religion', it is necessary to take a look at the essence and above all at the upholders of the regional religions from a chronological and regional perspective which does justice to the heterogeneous cultural, social and economic structure of the area under examination...read more