A companion to Roman religion

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Rüpke, Jörg, 1962- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Malden (Massachusetts) : Blackwell 2007
Colección:Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Literature and culture
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Acceso en línea:Sumario
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Roman religion religions of Rome / Jörg Rüpke
  • Approaches to Roman religion / C. Robert Phillips III
  • Changes
  • Religion in archaic latium / Christopher Smith
  • Italian religion before, above and under the Romans / Oliver de Cazanove
  • Urban religion in the middle and late republic / Eric Orlin
  • The long reign : religion in the Augustan semi-century / Karl Galinsky
  • A common religion for the empire, the second century / William van Andringa
  • Ultima ratio : religions and religious policy from Decius to Constantine / Hartmut Leppin
  • Religious koine and religious dissent in the fourth century / Michele Renee Salzman
  • Media
  • The history of Roman religion in Roman historiography and epic / Denis Feeney
  • Coins / Jonathan Williams
  • Reliefs, public and private (including sarcophagi) / Katja Moede
  • Epigraphy : tombstones, dedications, and calendars / Rudolf Haensch
  • Religion in the house : mosaics, wallpaintings, luxury and everyday objects / Annemarie Kaufmann-Heinimann
  • Symbols and practices
  • Cult places and religious architecture, and images / Ulrike Egelhaaf-Gaiser
  • Complex rituals : games and processions in republican Rome / Frank Bernstein
  • Prayer and hymns / Frances Hickson Hahn
  • Music and dance / Friederike Fless/Katja Moede
  • Sacrifices for gods and ancestors (incl. funeral ritual) / John Scheid
  • Actors and actions
  • Religion and daily needs (votive religion, "magical" practices) / Nicole Belayche
  • Republican nobiles : controlling the res publica (augury and prodigy) / Veit Rosenberger
  • Emperors : Caring for the empire and their own successors / Peter Herz
  • Urban elites in the empire : enhancing regional positions and social superiority / Athanassios Ritzakis
  • Living on religion : professionals and personnel / Marietta Horster
  • Different religious identities
  • Being a foreigner in Rome : Roman Jews / Jack Lightstone
  • Creating one's own religion : intellectual and professional choices (neo-pythagorism etc.) / Attilio Mastrocinque
  • Institutionalized religious options : mithraicism / Richard Gordon
  • The romanness of Roman Christianity / Stefan Heid
  • Roman religion outside and seen from outside
  • Exporting religion : colonies and municipal laws / Clifford Ando
  • The view from the east / Ted Kaizer
  • The view from the west / Cecilia Ames