Roman religion : a sourcebook / Valerie M. Warrior.
Series: The Focus classical sourcesPublication details: Newburyport, MA : Focus Pub./R. Pullins Co., c2002. Description: viii, 215 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN: 1585100307 (pbk.); 9781585100309 (pbk.)Subject(s): Godsdienst | Romeinse oudheid | Rome -- ReligionAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Roman religion.DDC classification: 292.07 LOC classification: BL803. | W373 2002Other classification: 11.17
Contents:
Stories of early Roman religion and the importance of divination -- The religion of the family -- Ritual (sacra) : prayer and sacrifice -- Priests and religious authority -- Religious celebrations and the calendar -- War and religion -- Accepting new gods, cults and rituals -- Control of non-Roman cults -- Games (ludi), religion and politics -- Becoming a god -- Magic, the occult and astrology -- Skepticism of traditional religion : Epicureanism and Stoicism -- The Jews in the Roman world -- Christianity -- Gods -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Maps -- Ancient sources.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-209) and indexes.
Stories of early Roman religion and the importance of divination -- The religion of the family -- Ritual (sacra) : prayer and sacrifice -- Priests and religious authority -- Religious celebrations and the calendar -- War and religion -- Accepting new gods, cults and rituals -- Control of non-Roman cults -- Games (ludi), religion and politics -- Becoming a god -- Magic, the occult and astrology -- Skepticism of traditional religion : Epicureanism and Stoicism -- The Jews in the Roman world -- Christianity -- Gods -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Maps -- Ancient sources.