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Cette série plonge dans la riche tapisserie de la vie religieuse de la Rome antique, couvrant plus d'un millénaire d'histoire. Elle examine méticuleusement l'évolution des croyances et des pratiques, depuis les humbles débuts de la ville jusqu'à son ascension en tant que puissance mondiale et sa conversion éventuelle au christianisme. Chaque volume situe la religion dans son contexte culturel et sociétal plus large, retraçant son parcours depuis ses origines primitives jusqu'à un vaste empire multiculturel. Cette exploration exhaustive offre des aperçus profonds sur la manière dont la foi a façonné l'une des civilisations les plus influentes de l'histoire.

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

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  1. 1

    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