Cult and votive monuments in the Roman Provinces

This chapter addresses tiny and fragmented votive offerings from the ancient Greco-Roman world. The first half of the chapter surveys different kinds of votive fragmentation, rangi...

This chapter focuses upon the literary representations of the importance of rituals, religious offices, and cult traditions in the time of the Second Sophistic. The “real-life” sop...

AbstractWhat ambitions lay behind Roman provincial governance? How did these change over time and in response to local conditions? To what extent did local agents facilitate and co...

A Critical Analysis of Bhima Bhoi and the Mahima Cultis a rare compendium of insightful essays by eminent Indian scholars on the Mahima Cult, its genesis, and its growth. The volum...

Abstract City Government in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor examines the social and administrative transformation of Greek society within the early Roman empire,...

This personal yet scholarly journey into the confusing and clandestine world of ritual abuse survivors sheds light on their catastrophic experiences and their efforts to heal after...

This chapter focuses on the cult of Micky Ward, the boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts, whose story is told in the 2010 film The Fighter. The cult of Micky Ward, rooted in the Boston...

The chapter discusses the Roman emperor, the administration of the empire, and the imperial cult. It defines the terms “imperium,” and “imperator” and their changing definitions in...