An Introduction to Roman Religion

by John Scheid

Book Overview

Written by one of the world's leading scholars of the Roman world, An Introduction to Roman Religion offers students a complete portrait of religion in Rome during the late republic and early empire. It draws on the latest findings in archaeology and history to explain the meanings of rituals, rites, auspices, and oracles, to describe the uses of temples and sacred ground, and to evoke the daily patterns of religious life and observance within...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253216605
• ISBN13: 9780253216601
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher