Religion of the Roman Republic

Lora Louise Holland (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2018
Blackwell Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4051-1577-3 (ISBN)

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Religion of the Roman Republic incorporates the most recent scholarship to present a comprehensive overview of the religion and religious culture of ancient Rome before the empire. Utilizes the latest literary and archaeological evidence Situates Roman practice both diachronically and synchronically Addresses its Indo-European context, to how its archaic past was (re-)constructed in the Late Republic, connections with its Latin neighbors, and the important role of women in religion Discusses key topics such as: Roman myth, gods, holy places, priestly colleges and their rites, private cult, festivals, and the Roman calendar Presents the material in a succinct, interesting, and informative manner

Lora Louise Holland is Associate Professor and Chair of Classics at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She has published on a range of topics, including Euripides Medea, Plutarch, Plautus, and Roman religion.

1. Piety and Pax Deorum 2. Backgrounds: Indo-European, Greek, Etruscan, and Others 3. Temples and Other Holy Places 4. Priesthoods and Cults 5. Prayers, Oaths, Curses, and Vows 6. Sacrifice 7. Augury and Omens 8. Festivals and Rites 9. Locating Roman Gods

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.8.2018
Reihe/Serie	Blackwell Ancient Religions
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
ISBN-10	1-4051-1577-7 / 1405115777
ISBN-13	978-1-4051-1577-3 / 9781405115773
Zustand	Neuware