Publisher's Synopsis
Palmyra has long been the focus of scholarly attention, both as a major cultural locus of the ancient world, and as an important local centre of religion. In this volume, the latest research on Palmyra is drawn together to offer new insights into both the city's religious life and its wider implications for our understanding of religious life in the Near East in general in the first three centuries CE. Incorporating analyses and discussions of archaeological, epigraphic, and literary sources that shed light on Palmyrene religion, the contributions reassess and discuss the beliefs and practices that were followed in the city, assess the different cults that existed, and present new insights into the development and function of the city's religious communities and spaces.
