The Religions Of The Roman Empire

Author : Jörg Rüpke,Greg Woolf
Publisher : Kohlhammer Verlag
Page : 324 pages
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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 : Mary Beard,John North,Simon Price
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 45,9 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 : James B. Rives
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 256 pages
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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 : Mary Beard,John North,Simon Price
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 52,8 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 : John Ferguson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : 0801493110

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The Religions of the Roman Empire by John Ferguson Pdf

Author : Leif E. Vaage
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,5 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 : Valerie M. Warrior
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 49,7 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 : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 52,6 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 : John Ferguson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Rome
ISBN : OCLC:403873585

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The Religions of the Roman Empire by John Ferguson Pdf

Author : Edward Bispham,Christopher Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135972585

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Religion in Archaic and Republican Rome and Italy by Edward Bispham,Christopher Smith Pdf

As Rome extended its influence throughout Italy, gradually incorporating its various peoples in a process of Romanization and conquest, its religion was extensively influenced by the cults of religious practices of its new subjects and citizens. It was a period of intense religious ferment and creativity. Roman religion, controlled and determined by religious and political functionaries who mediated between humans, had centred on a select pantheon of gods with Jupiter at its head. It was a religion in the process of becoming the servant of the state, however genuine its priests and votaries might be. Understanding the dynamics of religious change is fundamental to understanding the changing culture and politics of Rome during the last five centuries B.C. Religion in Archaic and Republic Rome and Italy tells that story.

Author : Zsuzsanna Várhelyi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,7 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 : J. A. North,S. R. F. Price
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0199567352

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The Religious History of the Roman Empire by J. A. North,S. R. F. Price Pdf

A collection of previously published papers by leading scholars, dealing with the religious history of the Roman Empire. It covers Christianity and Judaism as well as the paganism of the Empire which so deeply influenced these world religions.

Author : Clifford Ando
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 46,7 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 : Jorg Rupke,Jörg Rüpke
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812206579

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Religion in Republican Rome by Jorg Rupke,Jörg Rüpke Pdf

Roman religion as we know it is largely the product of the middle and late republic, the period falling roughly between the victory of Rome over its Latin allies in 338 B.C.E. and the attempt of the Italian peoples in the Social War to stop Roman domination, resulting in the victory of Rome over all of Italy in 89 B.C.E. This period witnessed the expansion and elaboration of large public rituals such as the games and the triumph as well as significant changes to Roman intellectual life, including the emergence of new media like the written calendar and new genres such as law, antiquarian writing, and philosophical discourse. In Religion in Republican Rome Jörg Rüpke argues that religious change in the period is best understood as a process of rationalization: rules and principles were abstracted from practice, then made the object of a specialized discourse with its own rules of argument and institutional loci. Thus codified and elaborated, these then guided future conduct and elaboration. Rüpke concentrates on figures both famous and less well known, including Gnaeus Flavius, Ennius, Accius, Varro, Cicero, and Julius Caesar. He contextualizes the development of rational argument about religion and antiquarian systematization of religious practices with respect to two complex processes: Roman expansion in its manifold dimensions on the one hand and cultural exchange between Greece and Rome on the other.

Author : Robert Turcan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 49,9 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.