Volume 1 Offers A Radical New Survey Of More Than A Thousand Years Of Religious Life In Rome, From The Foundation Of The City To Its Rise To World Empire And Its Conversion To Christianity. It Sets Religion In Its Full Cultural Context, Between The Primitive Hamlet Of The Eighth Century Bc And The Cosmopolitan, Multicultural Society Of The First Centuries Of The Christian Era. Volume 2 Reveals The Extraordinary Diversity Of Ancient Roman Religion. A Comprehensive Sourcebook, It Presents A Wide Range Of Documents Illustrating Religious Life In The Roman World - From The Foundations Of The City In The Eighth Century Bc To The Christian Capital More Than A Thousand Years Later. Each Document Is Given A Full Introduction, Explanatory Notes And Bibliography, And Acts As A Starting Point For Further Discussion. Through Paintings, Sculptures, Coins And Inscriptions, As Well As Literary Texts In Translation, The Book Explores The Major Themes And Problems Of Roman Religion, Such As Sacrifice, The Religious Calendar, Divination, Ritual, And Priesthood. Starting From The Archaeological Traces Of The Earliest Cults Of The City, It Finishes With A Series Of Texts In Which Roman Authors Themselves Reflect On The Nature Of Their Own Religion, Its History, Even Its Funny Side. Judaism And Christianity Are Given Full Coverage, As Important Elements In The Religious World Of The Roman Empire. V. 1. A History -- V. 2. A Sourcebook. Mary Beard, John North, Simon Price. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Categories:
- Religion & Spirituality
- Religious Studies
- History
- Religious Studies
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Author : Beard, Mary,Price, Simon,North, John
Language : English
Edition : Third Edition.
Published :1998-06-28
Number Of Pages : 476
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0521316820
ISBN-13 : 9780521316828
Item weight : 2.05 lb
Dimensions : 0.94 in x 6.85 in x 9.72 in
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