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Statuary, the secular and religious powers in Late Antiquity

Abstract:
Recent archaeological research is making it clear that pagan and mythological statuary often survived until the very end of Antiquity. In this paper, two ways of viewing this statuary are examined: the secular, whereby gods and divinities are seen as cultural heritage or symbolic for specific aspects of life, and the religious, whereby gods and divinities retain power and agency. The first has dominated modern research, the second has been underappreciated.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.33134/AHEAD-4

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
History Faculty
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Author

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Publisher:
Helsinki University Press
Host title:
Being Pagan, Being Christian in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages
Pages:
85-118
Chapter number:
5
Series:
AHEAD: Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Studies
Series number:
4
Publication date:
2023-12-28
Edition:
1
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EISBN:
9789523690981
ISBN:
9789523690974


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English
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Chapter
Pubs id:
1578656
Local pid:
pubs:1578656
Deposit date:
2023-12-08

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