The Religious Life of NabataeaBRILL, 13 juin 2013 - 332 pages Flourishing in the centuries around the birth of Christ, the Nabataean kingdom covered a large swathe of the north-western Arabian Peninsula and was shaped by cultural influences from the Mediterranean, Arabian and wider Semitic worlds. The Religious Life of Nabataea examines the inscriptions, sculptures and architectural remains left by worshippers in every corner of the kingdom, from the spectacular remains of the desert city of Petra to the fertile plains of southern Syria. While previous scholarly approaches have minimised the diversity of cultic practices and traditions found in Nabataea, this study reveals a vibrant religious landscape dominated by a variety of local traditions. |
Table des matières
Chapter One Introduction | 1 |
Gods and Worshippers | 37 |
Nabataean Towns in the Northern Hijaz | 111 |
Across the Wadi Arabah | 149 |
Political and Religious Boundaries | 167 |
Form Function and Followers | 201 |
Chapter Seven Conclusion | 229 |
Bibliography | 241 |
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Figures | 261 |
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Adraa al-Muheisen Allat altar ancient Ancient North Arabian aniconic appears Arabia Aramaic archaeological architectural Aretas Atargatis Baalshamin Bosra building carved century BC chamber context courtyard cult platform cultic cultural Dadan Dadanitic Dalman dated dedication Deir deity Dentzer Dentzer-Feydy Dousares Dushara dwšr east epigraphic evidence example excavations façade Farès-Drappeau Glueck goddess gods Graf groups Hauran Healey Hegra high-place Ibid identified idol blocks Jaussen Jebel Khirbet Dharih Khirbet Tannur kingdom Lihyanite Lindner Macdonald Malichus II McKenzie mention Milik Minaean monuments mrzh Naba Nabataean control Nabataean inscriptions Nabataean king Nabataean period Nabataean texts Negev Nehmé niches Obodas overview particularly Petra Qasr el-Bint Quellen Rabbel recently region religious practices reveal rituals rock-cut Roman period Safaitic Salkhad sanctuary Savignac script sculpture seems settlements Starcky suggested Syria taean Tayma temenos temple Thamudic tion tomb town centre triclinia triclinium Villeneuve Wadi Wenning worship Zayadine δὲ καὶ