On Roman religion: lived religion and the individual in ancient Rome

Individual appropriation of religion -- Individual decision and differences of social order in late republican Roman priesthoods -- Appropriating images embodying gods -- Testing the limits of ritual choices -- Reconstructing religious experience -- Dynamics of individual appropriation -- Religious...

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Main Author: Rüpke, Jörg 1962- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Ithaca London Cornell University Press [2016]
In:Year: 2016
Series/Journal:Townsend lectures/Cornell studies in classical philology
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Roman Empire / Religion
Further subjects:B Experience (Religion) History
B Religion Social aspects (Rome)
B Rome Religion
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Summary:Individual appropriation of religion -- Individual decision and differences of social order in late republican Roman priesthoods -- Appropriating images embodying gods -- Testing the limits of ritual choices -- Reconstructing religious experience -- Dynamics of individual appropriation -- Religious communication -- Instructing literary practice in the Shepherd of Hermas
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1501704702