Religions of Rome
Volume 2. A Sourcebook
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- Authors:
- Mary Beard, University of Cambridge
- John North, University College London
- Simon Price, University of Oxford
- Date Published: June 1998
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521456463
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This book, the second of the two volumes that make up Religions of Rome, presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire (both visual evidence and texts in translation). More than just a "sourcebook," it explores some of the major themes and problems of Roman religion (such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination and prediction). Each document has an introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and is used as the starting point for further discussion.
Read more- Extensive chronological coverage - covers one thousand years from the early Republic to the late Empire
- Includes aspects of religion never previously covered, from official Roman cults to elective cults including Judaism and Christianity
- A wide range of materials are examined - from paintings, sculptures and coins to inscriptions and texts in translation
Reviews & endorsements
'This is an excellent book that answers any reader's questions on the religious life of the Romans.' The Australian National Review
See more reviews' … the best one-volume study in publication … a well written book that should have a place of the shelf of every student of early European history, and on that of every theologian as well'. Theology
'These books are the result of years of patient scholarship and intellectual questioning. No other volume has covered such a time span so effectively and made such clear use of maps, illustrations and archaelogical evidence.' Robin Lane-Fox, British Museum Magazine
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- Date Published: June 1998
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521456463
- length: 428 pages
- dimensions: 249 x 176 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.886kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Earliest Rome
2. The deities of Rome
3. The calendar
4. Religious places
5. Festivals and ceremonies
6. Sacrifices
7. Divination and diviners
8. Priests and priestesses
9. Individuals and gods: life and death
10. Rome outside Rome
11. Threats to the Roman order
12. Religious groups
13. Perspectives
Glossary
Deities and their epithets
Bibliography
Indexes.
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