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...

• 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