Iuppiter Dolichenus

Zusatztext

Jupiter Dolichenus was the local god of the town of Doliche in Southeastern Turkey, and during the 2nd century AD his cult spread over large parts of the Roman Empire. The recent debate on oriental religions in the Roman Empire as well as the results of the ongoing excavations in the god's main sanctuary in Doliche have prompted a fresh look at Jupiter Dolichenus. In this book, eight contributions by historians and archaeologists examine various aspects of his religion. The topics range from the connection between Doliche and the Western cult, the ways in which the religion spread, the god's role in the Roman army and his female worshippers to a close examination of the architecture of his shrines, a presentation of the recently excavated Vindolanda Dolichenum and a description of the evidence from the Danube region.

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Michael Blömer (Herausgegeben von) Geboren 1975; Studium der Klassischen Archäologie, Alten Geschichte und Lateinischen Philologie; 2009 Promotion; wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Exzellenzcluster "Religion und Politik" der Universität Münster. Engelbert Winter (Herausgegeben von) Geboren 1959; 1987 Promotion; 1995 Habilitation; seit 2001 apl. Prof. für Alte Geschichte und wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Forschungsstelle Asia Minor im Seminar für Alte Geschichte der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster; seit 2007 Leiter der Ausgrabungen im Zentralheiligtum des Iuppiter Dolichenus in Doliche.

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