Religions of Rome: Volume 2, a Sourcebook

Klappentext This book presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire. Zusammenfassung This book presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

List 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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'This is an excellent book that answers any reader's questions on the religious life of the Romans.' The Australian National Review

Product details

• Authors: Mary Beard, Mary (University of Cambridge) Beard, Mary (University of Cambridge) North Beard, Mary North Beard, John North, John (University College London) North, Simon Price, Simon (University of Oxford) Price
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.06.1998
• EAN: 9780521456463
• ISBN: 978-0-521-45646-3
• No. of pages: 428
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history