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Book/Printed Material Beyond priesthood : religious entrepreneurs and innovators in the Roman Empire

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Title

  • Beyond priesthood : religious entrepreneurs and innovators in the Roman Empire

Summary

  • This volume questions the established modern scholarly categories of priests and priesthood and focusses on processes of appropriation and contestation of religious expertise in the Imperial Era. It offers a unique insight into ancient religious specialists, their dynamic interaction with established religious authorities and institutions, and their contributions to religious innovation in the ancient Mediterranean world.

Names

  • Gordon, R. L. (Richard Lindsay), editor.
  • Petridou, Georgia, editor.
  • Rüpke, Jörg, editor.

Created / Published

  • Berlin : De Gruyter, [2017]
  • ©2017

Headings

  • -  Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
  • -  Priests--Rome
  • -  Rome--Religious life and customs

Notes

  • -  International conference proceedings.
  • -  "Almost all the chapters included in this volume were delivered in one form or other at an international conference entitled 'Beyond duty : interacting with religious professionals and appropriating tradition in the Imperial Era' held in Erfurt at the Augustinerkloster, 14-16 January 2015.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (xiii, 460 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BL25

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020715425

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Gordon, R. L. Itor, Georgiaitor Petridou, and Jörgitor Rüpke, editor. Beyond priesthood: religious entrepreneurs and innovators in the Roman Empire. [Berlin: De Gruyter, ©, 2017] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020715425/.

APA citation style:

Gordon, R. L. I., Petridou, G. & Rüpke, J., editor. (2017) Beyond priesthood: religious entrepreneurs and innovators in the Roman Empire. [Berlin: De Gruyter, ©] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2020715425/.

MLA citation style:

Gordon, R. L. Itor, Georgiaitor Petridou, and Jörgitor Rüpke, editor. Beyond priesthood: religious entrepreneurs and innovators in the Roman Empire. [Berlin: De Gruyter, ©, 2017] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2020715425/>.