The Peace of the Gods: Elite Religious Practices in the Middle Roman Republic

by Craige Brian Champion

The Peace of the Gods takes a new approach to the study of Roman elites' religious practices and beliefs, using current theories in psychology, sociology, and anthropology, as well as cultural and literary studies. Craige Champion focuses on what the elites of the Middle Republic (ca. 250-ca. 100 BCE) actually did in the religious sphere, rather than what they merely said or wrote about it, in order to provide a more nuanced and satisfying...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691174857
• ISBN13: 9780691174853
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.4"