Pantheon : A New History of Roman Religion / Jörg Rüpke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rüpke, Jörg, (author).

Contributor:

Richardson, David M. B.

Standardized Title:

Pantheon. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Religion--History.

Religion.

Religions--History.

Religions.

Rome--Religion.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (573 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"In this ambitious and authoritative book, Jörg Rüpke provides a comprehensive and strikingly original narrative history of ancient Roman and Mediterranean religion over more than a millennium—from the late Bronze Age through the Roman imperial period and up to late antiquity. 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 religion, a perspective that stresses how individuals’ experiences and practices transform religion into something different from its official form. The result is a radically new picture of both Roman religion 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 religion shaped and was shaped by its changing historical contexts from the ninth century BCE to the fourth century CE. Because religion was not a distinct sphere in the Roman world, the book treats religion as inseparable from political, social, economic, and cultural developments. 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 an unparalleled account of ancient Roman and Mediterranean religion." -- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Part I. A history of Mediterranean religion. What is meant by a history of Mediterranean religion? ; Religion ; Facets of religious competence ; Religion as a strategy as the level of the individual – Part II. Revolutions in religious media in Iron Age Italy: the ninth to seventh centuries BC. The special ; The transition from Bronze Age to Iron Age in the Mediterranean region ; Ritual deposits ; Burials ; Gods, images, and banquets – Part III. Religious infrastructure: the seventh to the fifth centuries BC. Houses for gods ; Temples and altars? ; Dynamics of the sixth and fifth centuries – Part IV. Religious practices: the sixth to third centuries BC. The use of bodies ; Sacralization ; Complex rituals ; Stories and images – Part V. The appropriation and shaping of religious practices by religious actors: the fifth to first centuries BC. Heterarchy and aristocracy ; Priests ; Distinction ; Banquet culture ; Mass communication ; The divine – Part VI. Speaking and writing about religion: the third to first centuries BC. The textuality of ritual ; Observation of self and of the other ; Systematization – Part VII. The redoubling of religion in the Augustan Saddle Period: the first century BC t the first century AD. Restoration as innovation ; Religion in space ; The redoubling of religion – Part VIII. Lived religion: the first to second centuries AD. Individuals in their relationship with the world ; Home and family ; Learning religion ; Places where religion was experienced ; Domestic gods ; Lived religion rather than domestic cult – Part IX. New gods: the first century BC to the second century AD. Background ; Isis and Serpis ; Augusti: initiatives ; The self ; Resume – Part X. Experts and providers: the first to third centuries AD. Religious authority ; Experts male and female ; “Public” priests and religious innovation ; Prophetesse and visionaries ; Founders of religion ; Changes – Part XI. Notational and real communities: the first to third centuries AD. Textual communities ; Narratives ; Historization and the origin of Christianity ; Religious experiences and identities – Part XII. Demarcations and modes of community: the third to fourth centuries AD. The market value of religious knowledge ; Political actors ; The treatment of difference ; The competitive scene – Part XIII. Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-533) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400888856

1400888859

OCLC:

1127881117