Religious Rituals at Springs in the Late Antique and Early Medieval World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19526076 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Sauer (0000-0002-1727-453X, Institute of History and Archaeology, corresponding author), Eberhard W Sauer |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 503-550 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Late Antique Archaeology (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1570-6893 • E-ISSN: 2213-4522 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22134522-90000166 |
| OpenAlex | W2046039651 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The extent to which spring veneration survived the Christianisation of the Roman Empire and that of its early medieval successor states has been the subject of much academic controversy. Scholars have mainly focused on information provided by ecclesiastical writers and medieval legislation. This study explores what contribution a systematic analysis of the archaeological evidence can make, notably coins. It takes into account a series of important discoveries, never discussed in this context before. At least up to the late 4th c., there is ample proof for widespread spring veneration within the Empire and beyond. However, changes to associated rituals, probably at least in part a result of the increasing scarcity of base metal coins and other popular non-organic offerings, make it more difficult to prove or disprove continuity of cult into the period after A.D. 400
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Antique · Archaeology · Art · Cult · Empire · Medieval history · Roman Empire · Successor cardinal · Veneration · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2019 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |