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Religions of Rome: A Sourcebook

Religions of Rome: A Sourcebook

Mary Beard
3.9/5 ( ratings)
This book, the 2nd of two volumes making up Religions of Rome, presents a range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire . More than just a sourcebook, it explores some of the major themes & problems of Roman religion such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination & prediction. Each document has an introduction, explanatory notes & bibliography, & is used as the starting point for discussion.
Acknowledgements
Preface
Conventions & abbreviations
1 Earliest Rome
2 The deities of Rome
3 The calendar
4 Religious places
5 Festivals & ceremonies
6 Sacrifices
7 Divination & diviners
8 Priests & priestesses
9 Individuals & gods: life and death
10 Rome outside Rome
11 Threats to the Roman order
12 Religious groups
13 Perspectives
Glossary
Deities & their epithets
Bibliography 1. Literary texts 2. Secondary literature
Details of illustrations
Index of texts cited
General index
Language
English
Pages
428
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
June 28, 1998
ISBN
0521456460
ISBN 13
9780521456463

Religions of Rome: A Sourcebook

Mary Beard
3.9/5 ( ratings)
This book, the 2nd of two volumes making up Religions of Rome, presents a range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire . More than just a sourcebook, it explores some of the major themes & problems of Roman religion such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination & prediction. Each document has an introduction, explanatory notes & bibliography, & is used as the starting point for discussion.
Acknowledgements
Preface
Conventions & abbreviations
1 Earliest Rome
2 The deities of Rome
3 The calendar
4 Religious places
5 Festivals & ceremonies
6 Sacrifices
7 Divination & diviners
8 Priests & priestesses
9 Individuals & gods: life and death
10 Rome outside Rome
11 Threats to the Roman order
12 Religious groups
13 Perspectives
Glossary
Deities & their epithets
Bibliography 1. Literary texts 2. Secondary literature
Details of illustrations
Index of texts cited
General index
Language
English
Pages
428
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
June 28, 1998
ISBN
0521456460
ISBN 13
9780521456463

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