Research Article

Looking Beyond the Obvious: Rereading the Message of the Mosaics

Number: 16 November 3, 2023
  • Maria De Jesus Duran Kremer
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Looking Beyond the Obvious: Rereading the Message of the Mosaics

Abstract

When we look at the mosaic pavements that have come down to us over the centuries, it is easy to see that many of the patterns chosen were part of a decorative grammar that reflected a world view adapted to the geographical area, the social class and the time when the mosaic was built. The dawn of Christianity in the Roman Empire was no exception: traditional patterns were “adopted” by the new religion, in a discourse adapted to the moment in time and to the local social and political evolution. An adoption which at a certain moment allowed a veiled identification as a follower of the new religion. In the present intervention, the author proposes to present an analysis of the evolution of some of these patterns in the light of the Christianisation in the westernmost part of Lusitania.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeological Science

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Maria De Jesus Duran Kremer This is me
0000-0003-4276-9988
Portugal

Publication Date

November 3, 2023

Submission Date

September 23, 2022

Acceptance Date

July 28, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 16

APA
De Jesus Duran Kremer, M. (2023). Looking Beyond the Obvious: Rereading the Message of the Mosaics. Journal of Mosaic Research, 16, 131-144. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1376760
AMA
1.De Jesus Duran Kremer M. Looking Beyond the Obvious: Rereading the Message of the Mosaics. JMR. 2023;(16):131-144. doi:10.26658/jmr.1376760
Chicago
De Jesus Duran Kremer, Maria. 2023. “Looking Beyond the Obvious: Rereading the Message of the Mosaics”. Journal of Mosaic Research, nos. 16: 131-44. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1376760.
EndNote
De Jesus Duran Kremer M (November 1, 2023) Looking Beyond the Obvious: Rereading the Message of the Mosaics. Journal of Mosaic Research 16 131–144.
IEEE
[1]M. De Jesus Duran Kremer, “Looking Beyond the Obvious: Rereading the Message of the Mosaics”, JMR, no. 16, pp. 131–144, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.26658/jmr.1376760.
ISNAD
De Jesus Duran Kremer, Maria. “Looking Beyond the Obvious: Rereading the Message of the Mosaics”. Journal of Mosaic Research. 16 (November 1, 2023): 131-144. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1376760.
JAMA
1.De Jesus Duran Kremer M. Looking Beyond the Obvious: Rereading the Message of the Mosaics. JMR. 2023;:131–144.
MLA
De Jesus Duran Kremer, Maria. “Looking Beyond the Obvious: Rereading the Message of the Mosaics”. Journal of Mosaic Research, no. 16, Nov. 2023, pp. 131-44, doi:10.26658/jmr.1376760.
Vancouver
1.Maria De Jesus Duran Kremer. Looking Beyond the Obvious: Rereading the Message of the Mosaics. JMR. 2023 Nov. 1;(16):131-44. doi:10.26658/jmr.1376760

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