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European specialists explore Roman religion under Emperor Augustus. His reforms did not break with the past, but recovered lost traditions. After his death and divinization, the new cult of emperors emerged, blending respect for tradition with new forms of official worship.
In this volume, a group of European specialists, professors of ancient history from different universities, present their work on Roman religion around the figure of Emperor Augustus. Many years in the leadership of the Empire allowed him to make great political reforms, but also religious ones. These were not radical, nor did they intend to break with the traditional past; on the contrary, cults and customs that had been lost over the years recovered. Throughout his life, he promoted rites and festivals, thus strengthening Roman religious sentiment, occupying various prestigious priesthoods himself. After his death, and his subsequent divinization, new ceremonies and new priests were created to attend to the nascent cult of emperors. The religious universe of his time was therefore situated between respect for Roman tradition and the beginning of new forms of official worship in Rome and in the provinces of the Empire.
Millais exposes the myths that surround Le Corbusier, detailing the endless failures of his proposals and his projects and arguing that his influence on architecture was disastrous, as traditional buildings were destroyed and replaced by featureless boxes of varying sizes.
This collection of essays explores the enduring afterlife of medieval art and architecture. It examines how medieval works were preserved, restored, and appropriated from the 16th to 20th centuries to shape modern political, religious, and cultural practices.
This ground-breaking work presents perspectives on post-apartheid dance in South Africa. Reflecting a multiplicity of voices, it juxtaposes contentious issues to draw attention to the complexity of dancing on the ashes of apartheid.
This is the first book to contextualize the collaborations between museums and public art through a range of essays marked by their coherence of topical focus, written by leading and emerging scholars and artists, and represents a major contribution to the field of art history.
Most of the previous scholarship on Apulian red-figure pottery has focused on the cataloguing of collections and stylistic matters. Herring takes a different approach by identifying patterns in the decoration of Apulian vases that cast light on the choices made by vase-producers.
Explore the history of Chinese food and drink through its utensils, ingredients, and dining practices. This collection of essays examines items from Han jade goblets to 18th century imperial tea houses to reveal the evolution of culinary concepts and food cultures in China.
In autobiographical film, the filmmaker—as maker and subject—acts as a cultural guide. This book explores how memory is evoked through hybrid strategies like fictional enactment, and charts the history of British independent filmmaking from the 1970s to the age of new media.
From mythological satyrs and wicked imperial stepmothers to misbehaving students and obstreperous old Athenians, this volume investigates attitudes to age in the ancient world, exploring intergenerational relationships and the intersections with gender, class and status.
Based on ideas discussed within the framework of the 2016 International Conference on Typography and Visual Communication (ICTVC), this anthology investigates both current and future challenges and priorities in the field of design for visual communication.
Commemoration doesn’t just capture history—it creates new narratives that reflect our current values. As our views on race, gender, and class change, so do our commemorations. How do we repair the damage of the past and name forgotten histories?
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