City and Sanctuary: Religion and Architecture in the Roman Near East

by Peter Richardson

Book Overview

This volume challenges some common assumptions about the culture of the early Byzantine Near East by examining the architecture and urban design of five cities in that period. The author assesses the various kinds of religious structure found in each city, including cult centres, temples dedicated to the Olympian gods and buildings set aside for mystery religions. He also shows how the effects of these sanctuaries on civic religious life were hugely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0334028841
• ISBN13: 9780334028840
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: SCM Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"