From one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, an innovative and comprehensive account of in the ancient Roman and Mediterranean world In this ambitious and authoritative book, Jorg Rupke provides a comprehensive and strikingly original narrative history of ancient Roman and Mediterranean over more than a millennium--from the late Bronze Age through the Roman imperial period and up to full-fledged Christianization. While focused primarily on the city of Rome, Pantheon fully integrates the many religious traditions found in the Mediterranean world, including Judaism and Christianity. This generously illustrated book is also distinguished by its unique emphasis on lived a perspective that stresses how individuals' experiences and practices transform into something different from its official form. The result is a radically new picture of both Roman and a crucial period in Western religion--one that influenced Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and even the modern idea of religion itself. Drawing on a vast range of literary and archaeological evidence, Pantheon shows how Roman shaped and was shaped by its changing historical contexts from the ninth century BCE to the fourth century CE. Because was not a distinct sphere in the Roman world, the book treats as inseparable from developments in political, social, economic, and cultural life. The narrative emphasizes the diversity of Roman religion, offers a new view of central concepts such as temple, altar, and votive, reassesses the gendering of religious practices, and much more. Throughout, Pantheon draws on the insights of modern religious studies, but without modernizing ancient religion. With its unprecedented scope and innovative approach, Pantheon is anunparalleled account of ancient Roman and Mediterranean religion.
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