The Religious Aspects of War in the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome: Ancient Warfare Series Volume 1 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004324756)

The Religious Aspect of Warfare in the Ancient Near East, Greece and Rome is a volume dedicated to investigating the relationship between religion and war in antiquity in minute detail. The nineteen chapters are divided into three groups: the ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome. They are presented in turn and all possible aspects of warfare and its religious connections are investigated. The contributors focus on the theology of war, the role of priests in warfare, natural phenomena as signs for military activity, cruelty, piety, the divinity of humans in specific martial cases, rituals of war, iconographical representations and symbols of war, and even the archaeology of war. As editor Krzysztof Ulanowski invited both well-known specialists such as Robert Parker, Nicholas Sekunda, and Pietro Mander to contribute, as well as many young, talented scholars with fresh ideas. From this polyphony of voices, perspectives and opinions emerges a diverse, but coherent, representation of the complex relationship between religion and war in antiquity.


Author: Krzysztof Ulanowski
ISBN-10: 9004324755
ISBN-13: 9789004324756
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 07/14/2016
Pages: 440
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.10d