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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"imperial cult"”.
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The theme of tribulation as a literary strategy of an alternative self-definition in the book of revelation: a sociolinguistic perspective
… is the social system promoted and dominated by imperial Rome, imperial cult. antilanguage is particularly as it manifests itself through the Therefore, the actual target of the author's the imperial world view expressed through the practices associated with the imperial cult.
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Dea Roma and the Roman virtues : a comparative study in the policy and practice of Deified abstractions
… Roma and the development and spread of her cult across the eastern and western halves of the Roman Empire from the second century BC to the reign of Augustus. In the east the institution of her cult was the result of expanding Roman influence in the region, and served as a means for people …
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On a white horse: The triumph of the anti-beast in Revelation 19
… is examined, especially in light of the imperial cult. This information is then applied to the New Testament texts that refer to the ceremony. Finally, the passage in Revelation is examined in light of the triumph. Chapter 3 serves as a pivot, developing the Nero redivivus theme as …
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Divus Augustus Pater: Tiberius and the charisma of Augustus
… continues (chapter two) with an analysis of the imperial cult as it developed into an institution under Tiberius Next we turn to an examination of Tiberian propaganda (chapter three). The ideology of Tiberius' reign consistently promoted the image and ideals of Augustus, while Tiberius himself …
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The Catafalque of Paul V: Architecture, Sculpture and Iconography
… of the catafalque. Its form echoes both Imperial mausolea and early Christian martyria. Through this formal mimicry the very architecture becomes a metonym for the Pauline resurgence of Rome; it indicates Paul's physical and spiritual restoration of the early Church and also the new …