Religious networks in Babylon at the end of the 1st millennium BCE
– Identify patterns in the articulation of sacred movements, focusing on aspects of cultural topography and the relationships between the different nodes in religious networks.
– Provide data on the topography of intra- and inter-urban worship in Babylon, and on movements and contacts between different places.
– Describe the relationships between the axes, as well as their direction and regularity and their possible modifications over time, identifying their causes.
– Clarify the character of Esagil as a node in political-religious contacts.
– Analyse the dynamics of religious processions and pilgrimages to elucidate the social function of festivals and places of worship, as well as the aspects related to the sense of community and identity created by networks.
– Clarify the scope of royal euergetism and its impact on religious networks.