{"product_id":"from-ancient-rome-to-colonial-david-charles-wright-carr-9781646423156","title":"From Ancient Rome to Colonial Mexico: Religious Globalization in the Context of Empire","description":"\u003ci\u003eFrom Ancient Rome to Colonial Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e compares the Christianization of the Roman Empire with the evangelization of Mesoamerica, offering novel perspectives on the historical processes involved in the spread of Christianity. Combining concepts of empire and globalization with the notion of religion from a postcolonial perspective, the book proposes the method of analytical comparison as a point of departure to conceptualize historical affinities and differences between the ancient Roman Empire and colonial Mesoamerica. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An international team of specialists in classical scholarship and Mesoamerican studies engage in an interdisciplinary discussion involving ideas from history, anthropology, archaeology, art history, iconography, and philology. Key themes include the role of religion in processes of imperial domination; religion's use as an instrument of resistance or the imposition, appropriation, incorporation, and adaptation of various elements of religious systems by hegemonic groups and subaltern peoples; the creative misunderstandings that can arise on the \"middle ground\"; and Christianity's rejection of ritual violence and its use of this rejection as a pretext for inflicting other kinds of violence against peoples classified as \"barbarian,\" \"pagan,\" or \"diabolical.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Ancient Rome to Colonial Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e presents a sympathetic vantage point for discussing and attempting to decipher past processes of social communication in multicultural contexts of present-day realities. It will be significant for scholars and specialists in the history of religions, ethnohistory, classical antiquity, and Mesoamerican studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Publication supported, in part, by Spain's Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: Sergio Botta, Maria Celia Fontana Calvo, Martin Devecka, Gygy N駑eth, Guilhem Olivier, Francisco Marco Sim, Paolo Taviani, Greg Woolf, David Charles Wright-Carr, Lorenzo P駻ez Yarza \u003cbr\u003e Translators: Emma Chesterman, Benjamin Adam Jerue, Layla Wright-Contreras\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Charles Wright-Carr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646423151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646423156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 5.91w x 0.87d","brand":"David Charles Wright-Carr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44129098858751,"sku":"9781646423156","price":86.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79397079-92b1-4d64-8d6d-02f9aad24c3d.jpg?v=1687462049","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-ancient-rome-to-colonial-david-charles-wright-carr-9781646423156","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}