Gender Constructions in the Theological Dimension of the Sufi Premakhyans

Through the analysis of the Citravali (1613 ce) by Usman, this article explores the interrelation between aesthetics, gender and religion within the Indian Sufi romances (premakhyans) in Avadhi language. These narratives reinterpret the Sufi semantics of love, narrating the quest of the hero in yogic disguise in search of the heroine, portrayed as a divine woman. Usman creatively reimagines the heroine of his romance as an artist, drawing on this motif to trace the allegory of creation as div...

L’ISCRIZIONE DI SALSOVIA E LA CONCEZIONE MILITARE DELLA PRATICA RELIGIOSA

This article examines the inscription from Salsovia concerning the dedication of a statue of the god Sol under the emperor Licinius. The inscription records an imperial iussio ordering the annual performance of prayers and ritual acts by the soldiers stationed at the fortress. Particular attention is given to the formal and procedural language of the text, especially the terms describere, debere, and exorare. Rather than focusing primarily on the theological significance of Sol, the study ...

STATUE ERETTE CON IL PERMESSO DEL GOVERNATORE IN AFRICA PROCONSOLARE

This article examines the practice of erecting honorary statues in Roman Africa between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD. It focuses particularly on statues dedicated to local benefactors and members of municipal elites. The evidence shows a significant decline in honorary statues compared with the early Roman Empire. Three inscriptions from Africa Proconsularis provide important evidence for this changing practice. They show that local communities could honor their benefactors through statue...

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