Reviving Roman Religion

Author : Ailsa Hunt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Rome
ISBN : 131660764X

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Reviving Roman Religion by Ailsa Hunt Pdf

Sacred trees are easy to dismiss as a simplistic, weird phenomenon, but this book argues that in fact they prompted sophisticated theological thinking in the Roman world. Challenging major aspects of current scholarly constructions of Roman religion, Ailsa Hunt rethinks what sacrality means in Roman culture, proposing an organic model which defies the current legalistic approach. She approaches Roman religion as a 'thinking' religion (in contrast to the ingrained idea of Roman religion as orthopraxy) and warns against writing the environment out of our understanding of Roman religion, as has happened to date. In addition, the individual trees showcased in this book have much to tell us which enriches and thickens our portraits of Roman religion, be it about the subtleties of engaging in imperial cult, the meaning of numen, the interpretation of portents, or the way statues of the Divine communicate.

Author : Ailsa Hunt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107153547

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Reviving Roman Religion by Ailsa Hunt Pdf

Argues that thinking about sacred trees in Roman culture forces us to rethink how we understand Roman religion.

Author : Joerg Ruepke
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691211558

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Pantheon by Joerg Ruepke Pdf

From one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, an innovative and comprehensive account of religion in the ancient Roman and Mediterranean world 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 Roman religion and of a crucial period in Western religion—one that influenced Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and even the modern idea of religion itself.

Author : John Scheid
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0253216605

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An Introduction to Roman Religion by John Scheid Pdf

"An Introduction to Roman Religion" offers students of ancient Rome and classical civilization entry into a distant world in which the state, the social life of the city, and religion were inextricably bound. Professor Scheid draws on the latest findings in archaeology and history to explain the meanings of rituals, rites, auspices, and oracles, to describe the uses of temples and sacred ground, and to evoke the daily patterns of religious life and observance within the city of Rome and its environs. "An Introduction to Roman Religion" includes a wealth of quotations from primary sources, a chronology of religious and historical events from 750 BC to AD 494, a full glossary and an annotated guide to further reading. -- From publisher's description.

Author : John Hugo Wolfgang Gideon Liebeschuetz
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015054024347

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Continuity and Change in Roman Religion by John Hugo Wolfgang Gideon Liebeschuetz Pdf

This is a survey of the religious attitudes reflected in Latin literature from the late Republic to the time of Constantine. Its main theme is the development of the Roman public religion in that period. Within this theme the most pervasive issue is the relationship between Roman religion and morality. Though the link between the two is shown to be closer than is often supposed, it was also the case that the rise of such systems as Stoicism and Christianity contributed to a sense of morality more detached from traditional conceptions of the collective well-being of the Roman state. Nevertheless, the old religion continued to flourish and to contribute in numerous ways to the working of Roman society until it was fatally weakened by the political and social crisis of the third century. This crisis, and the tendency of the Roman Empire to depend upon and encourage new sources of support, prepared the way for the emergence of Christianity, first as the religion of the Emperor, and then, after a period in which Christians and pagans were able to co-operate by emphasizing their common beliefs, as the official religion of the Empire.

Author : Jörg Rüpke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781444339246

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A Companion to Roman Religion by Jörg Rüpke Pdf

A comprehensive treatment of the significant symbols and institutions of Roman religion, this companion places the various religious symbols, discourses, and practices, including Judaism and Christianity, into a larger framework to reveal the sprawling landscape of the Roman religion. An innovative introduction to Roman religion Approaches the field with a focus on the human-figures instead of the gods Analyzes religious changes from the eighth century BC to the fourth century AD Offers the first history of religious motifs on coins and household/everyday utensils Presents Roman religion within its cultural, social, and historical contexts

Author : James B. Hannay
Publisher : Health Research Books
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1996-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0787303690

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The Rise, Decline and Fall of the Roman Religion by James B. Hannay Pdf

1925 Privately printed for the Religious Evolution Research Society, England. Profusely illustrated with ancient symbols, monuments and art.

Author : J. A. North
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0199224331

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Roman Religion by J. A. North Pdf

Provides an account of the religious history of Rome starting from its mythical origins.

Author : Robert Turcan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781136058509

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The Gods of Ancient Rome by Robert Turcan Pdf

First published in 2001. This is a vivid account of what their gods meant to the Romans from archaic times to late antiquity, and an exploration of the rites and rituals connected to them. After an extensive introduction into the nature of classical religion, the book is divided into three pain main parts: religions of the family and land; religions of the city; and religions of the empire. The book ends with the rise and impact Christianity. Using archaeological and epigraphic evidence, and drawling extensively on a wide range of relevant literary material, this book is ideally suited for undergraduate courses in the history of Rome and its religions. Its urbane style and lightly worn scholarship will broaden its appeal to the large number of non-academic readers with a serious interest in the classical world.

Author : Gordon Jennings Laing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Christianity and other religions
ISBN : UCAL:$B246352

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Survivals of Roman Religion by Gordon Jennings Laing Pdf

Author : Mary Beard,John North,Simon Price
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 53,5 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 : Mary Beard,John North,Simon Price
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1998-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0521456460

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Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook by Mary Beard,John North,Simon Price Pdf

Volume two reveals the extraordinary diversity of ancient Roman religion. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world - from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later. Each document is given a full introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and acts as a starting point for further discussion. Through paintings, sculptures, coins and inscriptions, as well as literary texts in translation, the book explores the major themes and problems of Roman religion, such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination, ritual, and priesthood. Starting from the archaeological traces of the earliest cults of the city, it finishes with a series of texts in which Roman authors themselves reflect on the nature of their own religion, its history, even its funny side. Judaism and Christianity are given full coverage, as important elements in the religious world of the Roman empire.

Author : Jacob L. Mackey
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691165080

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Belief and Cult by Jacob L. Mackey Pdf

A groundbreaking reinterpretation that draws on cognitive theory to show that belief wasn’t absent from—but rather was at the heart of—Roman religion Belief and Cult argues that belief isn’t uniquely Christian but was central to ancient Roman religion. Drawing on cognitive theory, Jacob Mackey shows that despite having nothing to do with salvation or faith, belief underlay every aspect of Roman religious practices—emotions, individual and collective cult action, ritual norms, social reality, and social power. In doing so, he also offers a thorough argument for the importance of belief to other non-Christian religions. At the individual level, the book argues, belief played an indispensable role in the genesis of cult action and religious emotion. However, belief also had a collective dimension. The cognitive theory of Shared Intentionality shows how beliefs may be shared among individuals, accounting for the existence of written, unwritten, or even unspoken ritual norms. Shared beliefs permitted the choreography of collective cult action and gave cult acts their social meanings. The book also elucidates the role of shared belief in creating and maintaining Roman social reality. Shared belief allowed the Romans to endow agents, actions, and artifacts with socio-religious status and power. In a deep sense, no man could count as an augur and no act of animal slaughter as a successful offering to the gods, unless Romans collectively shared appropriate beliefs about these things. Closely examining augury, prayer, the religious enculturation of children, and the Romans’ own theories of cognition and cult, Belief and Cult promises to revolutionize the understanding of Roman religion by demonstrating that none of its features makes sense without Roman belief.

Author : Georges Dumézil
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000043088959

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Archaic Roman Religion by Georges Dumézil Pdf

When St. Paul and St. Peter reached Rome they encountered a state-sponsored religion that had been established for centuries. Amid the shrines and temples of Rome, the Romans sought to preserve and strengthen a religion especially suited to the ambitious city. But Roman religion had also proved permeable to many influences, from Greece, Egypt, Persia, and other parts of Italy. What then was truly Roman, and what had Romans done with their borrowings to stamp them with Roman character? By exhaustive study of texts, inscriptions, and archaeology of Roman sacred places, Dumezil traces the formation of archaic Roman religion from Indo-European sources through the development of the rites and beliefs of the Roman republic. He describes a religion that was not only influenced by the other religions with which it came into contact, but influenced them as well, in mutual efforts to distinguish one nation from another. Even so, certain continuities were sustained in order to achieve a religion that crossed generations and ways of life. The worship of certain gods became the special concerns of certain parts of society, all of which needed attention to assure Rome's success in war, civil administration, and the production of food and goods.

Author : Joseph Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1620305224

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The Revival of the Roman Empire by Joseph Smith Pdf