Memory and Religious Experience in the Greco-Roman World

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-515-10425-8
Verlag: Franz Steiner

Buch, Deutsch, Englisch, Band Band 45, 223 Seiten, Kartoniert, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 392 g

Reihe: Potsdamer Altertumswissenschaftliche Beiträge

The concepts of memory and experience have stimulated interest in a wide range of recent cultural studies. In the history of scholarship on religion in Mediterranean antiquity, scholars have focused on the emotional dimension of both terms by employing the concepts of 'Christianity' and its derivative, 'oriental religion'. Only recently analyses in this field started focusing on interaction and individual experience. Research initiatives at Palermo and Erfurt have taken up this lead and brought together a group of scholars testing such approaches for new perspectives on the history of religion in the Greek and Roman world. This volume reviews the cognitive and emotional dimensions of such experiences in their diverse local, social, and ritual contexts. Memory likewise opens a window onto the interaction of individual and society. Contributions address the individual processes of memorialization and remembrance. They analyse the collective evocation of memories and their shaping of individual memory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cusumano, Nicola

Gasparini, Valentino

Mastrocinque, Attilio

Rüpke, Jörg

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Griechische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Römische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Mastrocinque, Attilio
Attilio Mastrocinque is full professor at the University of Verona and coordinator of the international doctorate in Arts and Archaeology (Ghent-Verona).

Rüpke, Jörg
Jörg Rüpke ist Professor für Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft an der Universität Erfurt. Er beschäftigt sich in seinen Arbeiten vornehmlich mit antiker Religionsgeschichte.

Gasparini, Valentino
Valentino Gasparini è attualmente Assistente di Ricerca presso il Max-Weber-Kolleg dell'Università di Erfurt, dove sta terminando la stesura della tesi di abilitazione come professore. La sua attività di ricerca, che predilige un approccio archeologico allo studio della storia delle religioni, si concentra sull'analisi della ricezione della religione egizia nel mondo greco-romano, sui culti di Pompei ed Ercolano, e sul paesaggio religioso dell'Africa antica.