Religion in the Roman Empire
| 1. Verfasser: |
Rives, James.
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Oxford :
Blackwell Pub.,
2006.
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| Umfang/Format: |
x, 237 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Blackwell ancient religions
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| Schlagworte: | |
| Inhalte/Bestandteile: | 2 Datensätze |
| Online Zugang: |
Table of contents only |
Inhaltsangabe:
- The Roman Empire
- Religion and religions
- The sources
- Identifying religion in the Graeco-Roman tradition
- The nature of the divine
- Approaches to the divine
- Cult
- Myth
- Art
- Philosophy
- Conclusion
- Three problematic topics
- Authority
- Belief
- Morality
- Conclusion
- Regional religious traditions of the empire
- Greece
- Asia Minor
- Syria
- Egypt
- North Africa
- Western Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Italy
- Uniformity and diversity in the religious traditions of the empire
- The presence of the gods
- The gods in the world
- The power of the gods
- Manifestations of the gods
- Conclusion
- Religion and community
- The city
- The household
- Voluntary associations
- Conclusion
- Religion and empire
- Mobility of worshippers
- Mobility of gods
- Identifying gods
- Emperors and gods
- Conclusion
- Religious options
- Attractions
- Esoteric wisdom
- Divine inspiration
- Advantages
- Traditional benefits
- Intensification
- Salvation
- Conclusion
- Roman religious policy
- Atheism and superstition
- Religious authority
- Three particular cases
- Magic
- Judaean tradition
- Christianity
- Conclusion
- Epilogue: religious change in the Roman Empire.
