GLOKALIZÁCIÓ ÉS VALLÁS A RÓMAI BIRODALOM DUNAI RÉGIÓJÁBAN
GLOCALIZATION AND RELIGION IN THE DANUBIAN REGION OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Author(s): SZABÓ CsabaSubject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Social history, Ancient World, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Pécsi Tudományegyetem
Keywords: Roman religion; Roman Empire; religious pluralism; polytheism; henotheism; monotheism; Reichsreligion; Roman religious law; provincial religion; religious glocalization; Danubian provinces; ancient religion;
Summary/Abstract: The religious landscape of the Roman Empire has long been interpreted as a pluralistic field, where polytheism, henotheistic tendencies, and various forms of monotheism coexisted and interacted. One of the overarching powers within this religious environment was the Reichsreligion—the religious laws and traditions of the Romans. However, interpreting provincial forms of religiosity has posed a significant methodological challenge to scholarship for an extended period. The concept of religious glocalization offers a new methodological framework for examining provincial Roman religion. This article presents several case studies from the Danubian provinces of the Roman Empire to illustrate the dynamics of religious glocalization.
Journal: Kultúratudományi Szemle
- Issue Year: 6/2024
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 5-17
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Hungarian
