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 introduction to Roman religion
* Approaches the field with a focus on the human-figures instead of the gods
* Analyzes religious changes from the eighth century BC to the fourth century AD
* Offers the first history of religious motifs on coins and household/everyday utensils
* Presents Roman religion within its cultural, social, and historical contexts
* An innovative introduction to Roman religion
* Approaches the field with a focus on the human-figures instead of the gods
* Analyzes religious changes from the eighth century BC to the fourth century AD
* Offers the first history of religious motifs on coins and household/everyday utensils
* Presents Roman religion within its cultural, social, and historical contexts
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781444339246
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-4443-3924-6
- Verlag: Wiley
- Erscheinungstermin: 18.04.2011
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2011
- Serie: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
- Produktform: Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 1000 g
- Seiten: 572
- Format (B x H x T): 170 x 244 x 31 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt