o:551022 Writing and Religious Traditions in the Ancient Western Mediterranean en it es From the sacred spaces of the Iberian Peninsula to those of Italy and the surrounding islands, this volume opens a window onto the vibrant world of ancient religions as seen through the lens of epigraphy. Inscriptions are investigated as objects conveying written messages that could circulate among humans but were also addressed to the divine. Their analysis contributes to the understanding of rituals and gestures that have long disappeared but that can be reconstructed through a refined interdisciplinary approach. By weaving epigraphy with archaeological evidence and literary sources, the book conjures a rich tapestry of individual and collective practices, offering readers not only accomplished scholarship but also a vivid journey into the multifaceted universe of sanctuaries in the ancient Mediterranean. Series: Antichistica 44. Sub-series: Storia ed epigrafia 11. Brescia/Brixia • Bronze • Pre-Roman Italy • Hispania Citerior • History • Latin inscriptions • Triangular mensa • Inscriptions • Spring • Fons calidus • Rituals • Religious practices • Clusium • Valle Camonica • Theonym • Votive table • Dedications • Religion • Indigenous sanctuary • Ritual practices • Fortuna Primigenia • Votive deposits • Ancient Iberia • Onomastics • Northwest • Theonymic formulas • Valle Sabbia • Graffiti • Sanctuaries • Temples • Cult • Integration • Thermal sanctuary • Hispania citerior • Celtiberia • Roman • Roman cult places • Phoenicians • Ancient Rome • Bronze votives • Ancient Italy • Romanization • Sanctuary • Devotional gestures • High-Imperial epigraphy • Archaeological evidence • Romanisation • Etruscan • Astarte • Urbanism • Local divinities • Spatial analysis • Archaeology • Aequi, pre-Roman sanctuaries • Callaecia • Civica religio • Written communication • Polytheistic inscriptions • Epigraphy • II Iron Age • Severan dynasty • Iuppiter Aeternus 1552099 10.30687/978-88-6969-931-3 1552100 978-88-6969-932-0 1552100 978-88-6969-931-3 2026-02-20T12:00:17.144Z 44 yes 1552095 Lorenzo Calvelli 0000-0002-0920-9156 María Dolores Dopico Caínzos person 0000-0001-5307-8766 application/pdf 33222338 http://phaidra.cab.unipd.it/o:551022 no yes 16 70 UNIVEEDITORIA Edizioni_cafoscari 251 p Antichistica / Storia ed epigrafia 44 / 11 Venezia Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press 2025-09-24 https://polovea.sebina.it/SebinaOpac/resource/writing-and-religious-traditions-in-the-ancient-western-mediterranean/VEA03559949