8 results for '"Jörg Rüpke"'

A comprehensive treatment of the significant symbols and institutions of Roman religion, this companion places the various religious symbols, discourses, and practices, including Judaism and...

Questo libro si presta a un duplice percorso. Lo sguardo sulla devianza religiosa in antichità solleva contemporaneamente questioni normative che, per definizione, devono limitare le variazioni. Chi...

"Wenn sie nicht fressen wollen, so sollen sie wenigstens saufen!" Mit diesen Worten ließ ein verärgerter römischer Feldherr heilige Hühner ins Meer werfen, als sie die Nahrung und mithin ein gutes...

Roman religion as we know it is largely the product of the middle and late republic, the period falling roughly between the victory of Rome over its Latin allies in 338 B.C.E. and the attempt of the...

Religious individuality is not restricted to modernity. This book offers a new reading of the ancient sources in order to find indications for the spectrum of religious practices and intensified...

English summary: The role of religion in the Roman Empire exceeded the function of interpreting the power of Rome and the emperors. Within the enormous space of the Mediterranean Basin and the...

From one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, an innovative and comprehensive account of religion in the ancient Roman and Mediterranean worldIn this ambitious and authoritative book,...