Religions of Rome
Religions of Rome
John North, University College London
Simon Price, University of Oxford
$52.00
USDThis 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.
- 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
' … 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
Product details
June 1998Paperback
9780521456463
428 pages
249 × 176 × 20 mm
0.886kg
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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.
