Legible Religion : : Books, Gods, and Rituals in Roman Culture / / Duncan MacRae.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: MacRae, Duncan,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; Part I. Writing Roman Religion --; 1. Gods and Humans in Rome and Its Empire --; 2. Writing Roman Religion --; 3. Letters of the Republic --; Part II. Comparison --; 4. Rabbis and Romans --; Part III. Reading Roman Religion --; 5. Emperor as Reader --; 6. Paper Pagans --; Conclusion: Beyond Scripture and Literature --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674969704; 9783110638585
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674969704
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Duncan MacRae.

Scholars have long separated 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 treatises on the nature of gods and rituals to grapple with a central question: what was the significance of books in a religion without scripture?