Pantheon : a new history of Roman religion / Jorg Rupke ; translated by David M.B. Richardson.
In this ambitious and authoritative book, Jörg Rüpke provides a comprehensive and strikingly original narrative history of ancient Roman and Mediterranean religion over more than a millennium--from the late Bronze Age through the Roman imperial period and up to late antiquity. While focused primaril...
Uniform Title: | Pantheon. English |
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Language: | English |
Language of the Original: |
German |
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Translated from the German. |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2018]
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Physical Description: | xv, 551 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
In this ambitious and authoritative book, Jörg Rüpke provides a comprehensive and strikingly original narrative history of ancient Roman and Mediterranean religion over more than a millennium--from the late Bronze Age through the Roman imperial period and up to late antiquity. While focused primarily on the city of Rome, Pantheon fully integrates the many religious traditions found in the Mediterranean world, including Judaism and Christianity. This generously illustrated book is also distinguished by its unique emphasis on lived religion, a perspective that stresses how individuals' experiences and practices transform religion into something different from its official form. The result is a radically new picture of both Roman religion and a crucial period in Western religion--one that influenced Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and even the modern idea of religion itself. |
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Call Number: | BL803 .R84513 2018 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-533) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780691156835 0691156832 |