Religion in Late Roman Britain: Forces of ChangeReligion in Late Roman Britain explores the changes in religion over the fourth century; the historical background for these changes and the forces which contributed to them. |
Contents
The Pagan Revival of the Late Fourth Century AD 36090 | |
Closure of the Temples and Beyond | xx |
Further Evidence for the Revival of Paganism | xl |
The Economy and Religion in the Late Period | lx |
The Question of Syncretism | lxxvii |
Change and Continuity | xcii |
Religionand the Fasti 36095 | xcix |
Archaeological and secondary sources | 14 |
Names and Places index | 28 |
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