Religion in the Roman Empire

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By James B. Rives

Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions

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Religion in the Roman Empire by James B. Rives offers an engaging, systematic introduction to the diverse religious landscape of the Roman Empire. It covers mainstream Graeco-Roman religion alongside regional traditions from Egypt to Western Europe, exploring shared assumptions and dynamics shaping religious life. The book draws on a wide range of primary sources—including literary texts, inscriptions, and monuments—providing insight into the religious context from which rabbinic Judaism and Christianity emerged.
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This book is ideal for students and scholars of ancient history, religion, and classical studies seeking an authoritative and accessible overview of Roman imperial religion. It suits both classroom use and academic libraries.

This book provides an engaging, systematic introduction to religion in the Roman empire. Covers both mainstream Graeco-Roman religion and regional religious traditions, from Egypt to Western Europe. Examines the shared assumptions and underlying dynamics that characterized religious life as a whole.

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Religion in the Roman Empire provides an engaging, systematic introduction to religion in the Roman Empire.

This book covers both mainstream Graeco-Roman religion and regional religious traditions, from Egypt to Western Europe. It examines the shared assumptions and underlying dynamics that characterised religious life as a whole.

Drawing on a wide range of primary material, both textual and visual, from literary works, inscriptions, and monuments, this book offers insight into the religious world in which contemporary rabbinic Judaism and Christianity both had their origin.

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Critics praise the book for its carefully structured chapters and comprehensive coverage. The Journal of Religion highlights the logical flow between sections, while Greece and Rome appreciates its efforts to tackle a complex subject often neglected in detail. Choice awarded it a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2007, labelling it indispensable for teaching and reference. Reviewers also commend it as dense yet stimulating, and as a concise, readable introduction to a vast topic.

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ISBN: 9781405106566

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 June 2006

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 395g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

James B. Rives is Kenan Eminent Professor of Classics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the author of Religion and Authority in Roman Carthage (1995), Tacitus: Germania (1999), and has co-edited Flavius Josephus and Flavian Rome (2005). He has written a number of important articles on Roman religion in the Journal of Roman Studies and Journal of Early Christian Studies, and has taught courses on Jews and Christians in the Roman Empire, religions of the Roman Empire, and ruler cult in the Graeco-Roman world.

Religion in the Roman Empire