Pantheon : : A New History of Roman Religion / / Jörg Rüpke.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: Rüpke, Jörg,
• TeilnehmendeR: Richardson, David M. B.
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (576 p.) :; 56 halftones. 4 line illus.

From one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, an innovative and comprehensive account of religion in the ancient Roman and Mediterranean worldIn this ambitious and authoritative book, Jörg Rüpke provides a comprehensive and strikingly original narrative history of ancient Roman and Mediterranean religion over more than a millennium-from the late Bronze Age through the Roman imperial period and up to late antiquity. While focused primarily on the city of Rome, Pantheon fully integrates the many religious traditions found in the Mediterranean world, including Judaism and Christianity. This generously illustrated book is also distinguished by its unique emphasis on lived religion, a perspective that stresses how individuals' experiences and practices transform religion into something different from its official form. The result is a radically new picture of both Roman religion and a crucial period in Western religion-one that influenced Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and even the modern idea of religion itself.Drawing on a vast range of literary and archaeological evidence, Pantheon shows how Roman religion shaped and was shaped by its changing historical contexts from the ninth century BCE to the fourth century CE. Because religion was not a distinct sphere in the Roman world, the book treats religion as inseparable from political, social, economic, and cultural developments. The narrative emphasizes the diversity of Roman religion; offers a new view of central concepts such as "temple," "altar," and "votive"; reassesses the gendering of religious practices; and much more. Throughout, Pantheon draws on the insights of modern religious studies, but without "modernizing" ancient religion.With its unprecedented scope and innovative approach, Pantheon is an unparalleled account of ancient Roman and Mediterranean religion.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- A History of Mediterranean Religion -- Revolutions in Religious Media in Iron Age Italy: The Ninth to Seventh Centuries BC -- Religious Infrastructure: The Seventh to the Fifth Centuries BC -- Religious Practices: The Sixth to Third Centuries BC -- The Appropriation and Shaping of Religious Practices by Religious Actors: The Fifth to First Centuries BC -- Speaking and Writing about Religion: The Third to First Centuries BC -- The Redoubling of Religion in the Augustan Saddle Period: The First Century BC to the First Century AD -- Lived Religion: The First to Second Centuries AD -- New Gods: The First Century BC to the Second Century AD -- Experts and Providers: The First to Third Centuries AD -- Notional and Real Communities: The First to Third Centuries AD -- Demarcations and Modes of Community: The Third to Fourth Centuries AD -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Index