Archaeology of Religion in the Roman World

Call For Papers: We welcome any paper proposal that substantially addresses material culture and religious activity in the Roman world. We are also interested in papers that address the following: 1) "In and Around Sanctuaries": we seek papers that investigate subsidiary structures—not the main altar/temple/church, but e.g. secondary shrines/altars/chapels, boundaries, and other architectural facilities like dining rooms, dormitories, or storage areas—and objects or images in and around the sanctuary (e.g. statues, offerings, icons, graffiti), and the worshippers’ interactions with them, their movements or itineraries through space, rituals, gestures, performances, from archaeological and/or literary evidence. And 2) "Wilderness and Frontiers": we welcome papers that discuss how built spaces and material cultures engage with wilderness and frontiers, whether real or imagined. Among questions to consider are how representations of wilderness are used to signal the “uncivilized” and the ways that religious structures, art, and objects are used to conquer and colonize along frontiers.

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