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Le religioni di Roma Serie

Questa serie si addentra nel ricco arazzo della vita religiosa dell'antica Roma, coprendo oltre un millennio di storia. Esamina meticolosamente come credenze e pratiche si siano evolute dagli umili inizi della città fino alla sua ascesa a potenza mondiale e all'eventuale conversione al cristianesimo. Ogni volume colloca la religione nel suo più ampio contesto culturale e sociale, tracciando il suo viaggio dalle origini primitive a un vasto impero multiculturale. Questa esplorazione completa offre profonde intuizioni su come la fede abbia plasmato una delle civiltà più influenti della storia.

Religions of Rome. Volume 1, A history
Religions of Rome. Volume 2, A sourcebook

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    Religions of Rome. Volume 1, A history

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    This book offers a radical survey of over a 1000 years of religious life, from the foundation of Rome to its rise to world empire & Xian conversion. It sets religion in its full cultural context, between the primitive hamlet of the 8th century BCE & the cosmopolitan, multicultural society of the 1st centuries of the Xian era. A companion volume, Religions of Rome, Vol 2: A Sourcebook, sets out a wide range of documents, illustrating the religious life in the Roman world.Acknowledgements Preface Conventions & abbreviations Maps 1 Early Rome 2 Imperial triumph & religious change 3 Religion in the late Republic 4 The place of religion: Rome in the early Empire 5 The boundaries of Roman religion 6 The religions of imperial Rome 7 Roman religion & Roman Empire 8 Roman religion & Christian emperors: 4th & 5th centuries Bibliography Details of maps & illustrations Index

    Religions of Rome. Volume 1, A history
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    Religions of Rome. Volume 2, A sourcebook

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    This book, the 2nd of two volumes making up Religions of Rome, presents a range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire (visual evidence & texts in translation). More than just a sourcebook, it explores some of the major themes & problems of Roman religion such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination & prediction. Each document has an introduction, explanatory notes & bibliography, & is used as the starting point for discussion.Acknowledgements Preface Conventions & abbreviations 1 Earliest Rome 2 The deities of Rome 3 The calendar 4 Religious places 5 Festivals & ceremonies 6 Sacrifices 7 Divination & diviners 8 Priests & priestesses 9 Individuals & gods: life and death 10 Rome outside Rome 11 Threats to the Roman order 12 Religious groups 13 Perspectives Glossary Deities & their epithets Bibliography 1. Literary texts 2. Secondary literature Details of illustrations Index of texts cited General index

    Religions of Rome. Volume 2, A sourcebook