Senses, Cognition, and Ritual Experience in the Roman World

How do the senses shape the way we perceive, understand, and remember ritual experiences? This book applies cognitive and sensory approaches to Roman rituals, reconnecting readers with religious experiences as members of an embodied audience. These approaches allow us to move beyond the literate elites to examine broader audiences of diverse individuals, who experienced rituals as participants and/or performers. Case studies of ritual experiences...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009355546
• ISBN13: 9781009355544
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"