Religion in Republican Rome: Rationalization and Ritual Change |
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| Author:
| Rupke, Jorg |
| ISBN: | 978-1-283-89814-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $126.00 |
Book Description:
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Jorg Rupke analyzes ritual and intellectual change in the city of Rome from the third to the first centuries B.C.E. The development of rational argument about religion and antiquarian systematization of religious practices is contextualized with respect to Roman expansion and the cultural exchange between Greece and Rome.
Jorg Rupke analyzes ritual and intellectual change in the city of Rome from the third to the first centuries B.C.E. The development of rational argument about religion and antiquarian systematization of religious practices is contextualized with respect to Roman expansion and the cultural exchange between Greece and Rome.