Tag: Religion in the Ancient World

by History of the Ancient World February 4, 2013
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From periphery to centre: pagan continuity and revival in Britain and Rome during the late fourth century AD

The term ‘cult acts’ has also been posited as a mare apt description of Roman religious practice, and this certainly does account for the panoply of practices of a religious nature that existed in the Roman world; differences in culture, class, geography and ancestry led individuals to seek religious affiliatians unique to themselves

by History of the Ancient World January 31, 2013
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The Shield of Divine Protection

I argue that the antecedent of the relative clause here is the word ‘shield’, and that Butehamun referred to how soldiers, when they were engaged in an activity which demanded both hands, such as climbing a ladder, would sling their shield over their back, so that it would protect them automatically without their having to wield it. I suggest that Butehamun invokes this type of protection for his father.”

by History of the Ancient World January 31, 2013
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Eroticism and sexuality in Old Kingdom Egypt

Most research on sexuality and eroticism in Egypt has so far focused on the New Kingdom and the later periods, probably due to the fact that much more evidence survives from these periods. During the Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom the foundations for many cultural practices were laid, which were then perpetuated throughout the rest of the Dynastic period. An understanding of sexuality during this period is thus crucial background for fully appreciating the later evidence.