Abstract
The use of Mediterranean paradigms is a heuristic strategy with costs as well as gains. Other paradigms have been more influential in the study of ancient religion. Their weaknesses may be compared to the difficulties Mediterranean paradigms have in accounting for religious change and in linking environment to spirituality. Few, if any, religious forms or practices can be shown to be characteristic of and exclusive to the Mediterranean. A brief consideration of the spatial distribution of ancient cults suggests that other factors were more influential than geographical considerations.
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