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Memory and urban religion in the ancient world
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ISBN: 9781472530530 1472530535 1441116796 1441130144 1283874032 1441187588 1472540808 Year: 2014 Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic,

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This volume brings together scholars and researchers working on memory and religion in ancient urban environments. Chapters explore topics relating to religious traditions and memory, and the multifunctional roles of architectural and geographical sites, mythical figures and events, literary works and artefacts. Pagan religions were often less static and more open to new influences than previously understood. One of the factors that shape religion is how fundamental elements are remembered as valuable and therefore preservable for future generations. Memory, therefore, plays a pivotal role whe

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