Legible Religion: Books, Gods, And Rituals In Roman Culture

Scholars have long separated a few privileged ôreligions of the Bookö from faiths lacking sacred texts, including ancient Roman religion. Looking beyond this distinction, Duncan MacRae delves into Roman treatises on the nature of gods and rituals to grapple with a central question: what was the significance of books in a religion without scripture?

• | Author: Duncan MacRae
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 07, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 0674088719
• | ISBN-13: 9780674088719