Roman Art, Religion and Society (bar s)

This volume contains a range of papers from a seminar held in Oxford in 2005. What did 'art' in its widest sense mean to 'them', the Romans, and what might it (or even should it, mean to us? The approach adopted avoids fashionable 'theory', mainly culled second-hand from the social sciences, and tries to engage directly with material culture. Contents: 1) The Hardwick Boot: A Roman Bronze Balsamarium (Penny Coombe); 2) The Body Chain from the Hoxne Treasure: Setting and Significance (Helena Hawkesford); 3) The Language of love in Roman Britain: jewellery and the emotions (Martin Henig); 4) Gems from the Channel Island of Guernsey, Province of Gallia Lugdunensis (Tristan Arnison); 5) Votive leaves from Roman Britain (Belinda Crerar); 6) Differing interpretations of the Romano-British site at Marcham/Frilford, Oxfordshire (Lindsey Smith); 7) How a Christian might approach images of deities in polytheistic Religions (Martin Henig); 8) Sumus novi dei: Approaches to a renewed understanding of the Identity of the Romano-British Church (Nicola Cronin); 9) Girolamo Zulian: the collection, the man and his world (Luisa Materassi); 10) Displaying the Antique: The Country House, Merseyside 1777-1959 (Simon Gregory).Henig, Martin is the author of 'Roman Art, Religion and Society (bar s)', published 2006 under ISBN 9781841717913 and ISBN 1841717916.