Religion In The Roman Empire

Author : Jörg Rüpke,Greg Woolf
Publisher : Kohlhammer Verlag
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783170292253

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Religion in the Roman Empire by Jörg Rüpke,Greg Woolf Pdf

The Roman Empire was home to a fascinating variety of different cults and religions. Its enormous extent, the absence of a precisely definable state religion and constant exchanges with the religions and cults of conquered peoples and of neighbouring cultures resulted in a multifaceted diversity of religious convictions and practices. This volume provides a compelling view of central aspects of cult and religion in the Roman Empire, among them the distinction between public and private cult, the complex interrelations between different religious traditions, their mutually entangled developments and expansions, and the diversity of regional differences, rituals, religious texts and artefacts.

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781622751594

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Roman Gods & Goddesses by Britannica Educational Publishing Pdf

While the ancient Roman pantheon in many ways resembles that of ancient Greece, there is much that sets apart Roman mythology. Romans also borrowed from the religions of ancient Egypt, Asia Minor, and the Middle East, and legendary figures such as Romulus and Remus, tied closely to the history of Rome, feature prominently in ancient stories. The major and lesser figures of Roman mythology are presented in this vibrant volume with sidebars spotlighting related facts and concepts about Roman mythology and religion.

Author : Clifford Ando
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520259867

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The Matter of the Gods by Clifford Ando Pdf

What did the Romans know about their gods? Why did they perform the rituals of their religion, & what motivated them to change those rituals? Clifford Ando explores the answers to these questions, pursuing a variety of themes essential to the study of religion in history.

Author : Valerie M. Warrior
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521825115

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Roman Religion by Valerie M. Warrior Pdf

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Author : Leif E. Vaage
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006-04-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780889205369

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Religious Rivalries in the Early Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity by Leif E. Vaage Pdf

Religious Rivalries in the Early Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity discusses the diverse cultural destinies of early Christianity, early Judaism, and other ancient religious groups as a question of social rivalry. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section debates the degree to which the category of rivalry adequately names the issue(s) that must be addressed when comparing and contrasting the social “success” of different religious groups in antiquity. The second is a critical assessment of the common modern category of “mission” to describe the inner dynamic of such a process; it discusses the early Christian apostle Paul, the early Jewish historian Josephus, and ancient Mithraism. The third section of the book is devoted to “the rise of Christianity,” primarily in response to the similarly titled work of the American sociologist of religion Rodney Stark. While it is not clear that any of these groups imagined its own success necessarily entailing the elimination of others, it does seem that early Christianity had certain habits, both of speech and practice, which made it particularly apt to succeed (in) the Roman Empire.

Author : Mary Beard,John North,Simon Price
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1998-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0521316820

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Religions of Rome: Volume 1, A History by Mary Beard,John North,Simon Price Pdf

This book offers a radical new survey of more than a thousand years of religious life at Rome. 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. The narrative account is structured around a series of broad themes: how to interpret the Romans' own theories of their religious system and its origins; the relationship of religion and the changing politics of Rome; the religious importance of the layout and monuments of the city itself; changing ideas of religious identity and community; religious innovation - and, ultimately, revolution. The companion volume, Religions of Rome: A Sourcebook, sets out a wide range of documents richly illustrating the religious life in the Roman world.

Author : Zsuzsanna Várhelyi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521897242

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The Religion of Senators in the Roman Empire by Zsuzsanna Várhelyi Pdf

This book examines political and religious power as practised by the elite of the Roman Empire. Based on a fresh collection of the evidence, it argues that religion was crucial in power negotiations between emperor and Senate, and that Roman senators embraced and contributed to the emperors' new, individualized religious power.

Author : John Ferguson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : 0801493110

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The Religions of the Roman Empire by John Ferguson Pdf

Author : Clifford Ando
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015058870018

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Roman Religion by Clifford Ando Pdf

Historiography and method -- Religious institutions and religious authority -- Ritual and myth -- Theology -- Roman and alien -- Continuity and change from Republic to Empire.

Author : Clifford Ando
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520933651

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The Matter of the Gods by Clifford Ando Pdf

What did the Romans know about their gods? Why did they perform the rituals of their religion, and what motivated them to change those rituals? To these questions Clifford Ando proposes simple answers: In contrast to ancient Christians, who had faith, Romans had knowledge, and their knowledge was empirical in orientation. In other words, the Romans acquired knowledge of the gods through observation of the world, and their rituals were maintained or modified in light of what they learned. After a preface and opening chapters that lay out this argument about knowledge and place it in context, The Matter of the Gods pursues a variety of themes essential to the study of religion in history.

Author : James B. Rives
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781405106566

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Religion in the Roman Empire by James B. Rives Pdf

This book provides an engaging, systematic introduction to religion in the Roman empire. Covers both mainstream Graeco-Roman religion and regional religious traditions, from Egypt to Western Europe Examines the shared assumptions and underlying dynamics that characterized religious life as a whole Draws on a wide range of primary material, both textual and visual, from literary works, inscriptions and monuments Offers insight into the religious world in which contemporary rabbinic Judaism and Christianity both had their origin

Author : Lukas de Blois,Peter Funke,Johannes Hahn
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047411345

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The Impact of Imperial Rome on Religions, Ritual and Religious Life in the Roman Empire by Lukas de Blois,Peter Funke,Johannes Hahn Pdf

This volume presents the proceedings of the fifth workshop of the international thematic network ‚Impact of Empire’, which concentrates on the history of the Roman Empire, c. 200 B.C. - A.D. 476, and, under the chairmanship of Lukas de Blois and Olivier Hekster (University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands), brings together ancient historians, archaeologists, classicists and specialists on Roman law from some 28 European and North American universities. The fifth volume focuses on the impact of imperial Rome on religions, ritual and religious life in the Roman Empire. The following topics are treated: connections between Roman expansion and religion, the imperial impact on local cults, cultic personnel (priests, priestesses and bishops), and the divinity of Roman Emperors.

Author : Marianne Sághy,Edward M. Schoolman
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9789633862568

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Pagans and Christians in the Late Roman Empire by Marianne Sághy,Edward M. Schoolman Pdf

Do the terms 'pagan' and 'Christian,' 'transition from paganism to Christianity' still hold as explanatory devices to apply to the political, religious and cultural transformation experienced Empire-wise? Revisiting 'pagans' and 'Christians' in Late Antiquity has been a fertile site of scholarship in recent years: the paradigm shift in the interpretation of the relations between 'pagans' and 'Christians' replaced the old 'conflict model' with a subtler, complex approach and triggered the upsurge of new explanatory models such as multiculturalism, cohabitation, cooperation, identity, or group cohesion. This collection of essays, inscribes itself into the revisionist discussion of pagan-Christian relations over a broad territory and time-span, the Roman Empire from the fourth to the eighth century. A set of papers argues that if 'paganism' had never been fully extirpated or denied by the multiethnic educated elite that managed the Roman Empire, 'Christianity' came to be presented by the same elite as providing a way for a wider group of people to combine true philosophy and right religion. The speed with which this happened is just as remarkable as the long persistence of paganism after the sea-change of the fourth century that made Christianity the official religion of the State. For a long time afterwards, 'pagans' and 'Christians' lived 'in between' polytheistic and monotheist traditions and disputed Classical and non-Classical legacies.

Author : Olga Tellegen-Couperus
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004218505

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Law and Religion in the Roman Republic by Olga Tellegen-Couperus Pdf

Drawing on epigraphic, legal, literary, and numismatic sources, this book reveals how, in the Roman Republic, law and religion interacted to serve the same purpose, the continued growth and consolidation of Rome’s power.

Author : Jörg Rüpke
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501706790

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On Roman Religion by Jörg Rüpke Pdf

Provocative reading for anyone interested in Roman culture in the late Republic and early Empire.― Religious Studies Review Was religious practice in ancient Rome cultic and hostile to individual expression? Or was there, rather, considerable latitude for individual initiative and creativity? Jörg Rüpke, one of the world’s leading authorities on Roman religion, demonstrates in his new book that it was a lived religion with individual appropriations evident at the heart of such rituals as praying, dedicating, making vows, and reading. On Roman Religion definitively dismantles previous approaches that depicted religious practice as uniform and static. Juxtaposing very different, strategic, and even subversive forms of individuality with traditions, their normative claims, and their institutional protections, Rüpke highlights the dynamic character of Rome’s religious institutions and traditions. In Rüpke’s view, lived ancient religion is as much about variations or even outright deviance as it is about attempts and failures to establish or change rules and roles and to communicate them via priesthoods, practices related to images or classified as magic, and literary practices. Rüpke analyzes observations of religious experience by contemporary authors including Propertius, Ovid, and the author of the "Shepherd of Hermas." These authors, in very different ways, reflect on individual appropriation of religion among their contemporaries, and they offer these reflections to their readership or audiences. Rüpke also concentrates on the ways in which literary texts and inscriptions informed the practice of rituals.