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The Religion of Senators in the Roman Empire
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Artikel-Nr:
9781107499935
Veröffentl:
2014
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
17.11.2014
Seiten:
280
Autor:
Zsuzsanna Várhelyi
Gewicht:
410 g
Format:
229x152x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Zsuzsanna Várhelyi is Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Boston. She has contributed many articles on Roman history to many volumes and journals, and co-edited, with J.-J. Aubert, A Tall Order: Writing the Social History of the Ancient World. Essays in Honor of William V. Harris (2005).
This book examines political and religious power as practised by the elite of the Roman Empire.
Introduction; Part I: 1. The new senate of the Empire and religion; 2. Religious groups among senators; Part II: 3. The dynamics of senatorial religion in Rome and Italy; 4. Representing imperial religion: the provinces; Part III: 5. Towards a 'theology' of Roman religion; 6. Innovations and aspirations; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index hominum; Index.