Pollution and Religion in Ancient Rome |
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| Author:
| Lennon, Jack J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-03790-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $96.99 |
Book Description:
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Comprehensive examination of a major feature within pre-Christian Roman religion - the role of pollution and ritual impurity. Employs comparative material from modern anthropology and proposes that concerns over pollution and purification were integral to Roman religion and ritual.
Comprehensive examination of a major feature within pre-Christian Roman religion - the role of pollution and ritual impurity. Employs comparative material from modern anthropology and proposes that concerns over pollution and purification were integral to Roman religion and ritual.