Material religion in comparative perspective : how different is BCE from CE?

Abstract

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The wider theoretical issue.-- 'Primary' vs 'secondary' religion?-- 'Locative' vs 'utopian' religion?-- Genealogy: 'ancient' vs 'post-ancient' religion?-- Dichotomies, real-world history and material mediations.-- Questioning premises and assumptions, methodology and theory.-- Material basis, data selection, interpretations.-- Unresolved dilemmata: what data should count (or count first) in the history of religion\s?-- Theoretical challenge I: diversity, spheres and levels in ancient religion.-- Theoretical challenge II: religion before religion, 'embedded religion', non-religion.-- How different is BCE from CE? Ancient and late ancient religion in a material and visual culture perspective.