On Roman Religion: Lived Religion and the Individual in Ancient Rome

by Jörg Rüpke

Book Overview

Provocative reading for anyone interested in Roman culture in the late Republic and early Empire. - Religious Studies Review

Was religious practice in ancient Rome cultic and hostile to individual expression? Or was there, rather, considerable latitude for individual initiative and creativity? J rg R pke, one of the world's leading authorities on Roman religion, demonstrates in his new book that it was a lived religion with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150173511X
• ISBN13: 9781501735110
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher