Legible Religion: Books, Gods, and Rituals in Roman Culture

by Duncan MacRae Jr and Duncan MacRae

Book Overview

Scholars have long emphasized the importance of scripture in studying religion, tacitly separating 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 religious culture to grapple with a central question: what was the significance of books in a religion without scripture?

In the last two centuries BCE, Varro and other...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674088719
• ISBN13: 9780674088719
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"