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Informationen zum Autor Jorg Rupke is Professor of Comparative Religion at the University of Erfurt. His previous books include Religion of the Romans! A Companion to Roman Religion and Fasti Sacerdotum: A Prosopography of Pagan! Jewish! and Christian Religious Officials in the City of Rome! 300 BC to AD 499. Klappentext Jorg Rupke addresses the similarities and differences of religions in antiquity! tracing their sometimes complex lineage into modern systems of belief. Greek and Roman religion is discussed not in isolation! but in the broader context of western Asia and Egypt. Jorg Rupke addresses the similarities and differences of religions in antiquity, tracing their sometimes complex lineage into modern systems of belief. Greek and Roman religion is discussed not in isolation, but in the broader context of western Asia and Egypt. Zusammenfassung Jorg Rupke addresses the similarities and differences of religions in antiquity, tracing their sometimes complex lineage into modern systems of belief. Greek and Roman religion is discussed not in isolation, but in the broader context of western Asia and Egypt. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsForewordIntroductionChapter 1: Individual and Corporate Religion Chapter 2: Historicizing Religion Chapter 3: Idolatry and RepresentationChapter 4: Theological Heritages: Roman Priesthood and the New Testament Chapter 5: Colonizing Time Chapter 6: Dealing with the Future: Divination by CalendarsChapter 7: The Presence of Death in Lived Religion Chapter 8: ConclusionSome Suggestions for Further ReadingNotes Index
