Author
Duncan Macrae
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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Published
June 2016
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Author
Duncan Macrae
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Hardback
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Published
June 2016
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Scholars have long emphasized the importance of scripture in religion, tacitly separating a few privileged "religions of the Book" from faiths lacking sacred texts, including ancient Roman religion. Looking beyond this distinction, Duncan MacRae delves into Roman religious culture to grapple with a central question: what was the significance of books in a religion without scripture? In the last two centuries BCE, Varro and other Roman authors wrote treatises on the nature of the Roman gods and the rituals devoted to them. Although these books were not sacred texts, they made Roman religion legible in ways analogous to scripture-based faiths such as Judaism and Christianity. Rather than reflect the astonishingly varied polytheistic practices of the regions under Roman sway, the contents of the books comprise Rome's "civil theology"-not a description of an official state religion but one limited to the civic role of religion in Roman life.
Tracing the subsequent influence of these religious texts from the late first century BCE to early fifth century CE, MacRae shows how the establishment of the Roman imperial monarchy and the rise of the Christian Church shaped their reception and interpretation.
Author
Duncan Macrae
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Published
June 2016
Weight
500g
Page Count
248
Dimensions
163 x 239 x 23 mm
ISBN
9780674088719
ISBN-10
0674088719
Eden Code
4375596
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Author/Creator: Duncan Macrae
ISBN: 9780674088719
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date: June 2016
Weight: 500g
Dimensions: 163 x 239 x 23 mm
Eden Code: 4375596