For the past five years (2012–2017), the Max Weber Center of Erfurt University has hosted a
project on 'Lived Ancient Religion: Questioning “cults” and “polis religion”', financed by the …

So far religion has been seen as cause for dramatic developments in the history of cities, it
has contributed to the monumentalisation of centres and or has given importance to ex …

The claim formulated in this article is that city-space and interaction with city-space
engineered the major changes that revolutionised ancient Mediterranean religions …

Religion and its History offers a reflection of our operative concept of religion and religions,
developing a set of approaches that bridge the widely assumed gulf between analysing …

The concept of “lived religion” has been developed for the description and analysis of
contemporary religion, countering the stress on institutionalized religion and its norms. This …

What can a study of antiquity contribute to the interdisciplinary paradigm of the
environmental humanities? And how does this recent paradigm influence the way we …

A monograph concerning the sanctuary of Dodona and its role in the political context of
Epirus might be a remarkable input. Located in a region that has received more interest in …

Ritual and ritualization have become central concepts in cultural and social studies. This
book shows why it is productive neither to equate ritual and religion, nor to simply abandon …

The rituals performed in the Phoenician cult places have traditionally been reconstructed
primarily on the basis of architectural remains and sculptural finds. However, even if the …

Se presentan los resultados de las excavaciones de 2022 en el Cerro de San Vicente
(Salamanca), que amplían el área exhumada en 2021. Se discute la secuencia diacrónica …