Imperial Cults: Religion and Politics in the Early Han and Roman Empires

by Robinson and Rebecca Robinson

Imperial Cults is a comparative study of the transformation of imperial religion and imperial authority in the early Han and Roman empires. During the reigns of the Emperor Wu of Han and Octavian Augustus of Rome, the rulers undertook substantial reforms to their respective systems of cult, at a time when they were re-shaping the idea of imperial authority and consolidating their own power. The changes made to religious institutions during their reigns...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197666043
• ISBN13: 9780197666043
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 8.9"