ENGLISH

Religion in Republican Italy (Yale Classical Studies)

By Celia E. Schultz , Paul B. Harvey

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
052186366X, 9780521863667
LCC
BL65.P7 R43275 2006
Google Books ID
paoDK0afIcIC
Open Library ID
OL17886091M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3983920 bytes)
Series
Yale Classical Studies
Edition
1
Pages
315\315
Topic
Religion
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46
Религиоведение;История религий;История религии Дре

Description

Explores how recent findings and research provide a richer understanding of religious activities in Republican Rome and contemporary central Italic societies, including the Etruscans, during the period of the Middle and Late Republic. While much recent research has focused on the Romanization of areas outside Italy in later periods, this volume investigates religious aspects of the Romanization of the Italian peninsula itself. The essays strive to integrate literary evidence with archaeological and epigraphic material as they consider the nexus of religion and politics in early Italy; the impact of Roman institutions and practices on Italic society; the reciprocal impact of non-Roman practices and institutions on Roman custom; and the nature of 'Roman', as opposed to 'Latin', 'Italic', or 'Etruscan', religion in the period in question. The resulting volume illuminates many facets of religious praxis in Republican Italy, while at the same time complicating the categories we use to discuss it.

Similar books