Foreword to the English edition.
List of illustrations.
Abbreviations.
Prolegomena.
1. Religion in the Ancient World.
2. From the She-Wolf to Caesar: historical foundations.
3. Gods and Men.
4. Religious Action.
5. Thinking about Religion.
Part II: Religion in Action.
6. Social Rules: sacrifice and feasting.
7. Managing Lines of Communication: vows and curses.
8. Control of Space: communication and boundaries.
9. Co-ordination: time and the calendar.
Part III: Social Reality.
10. Religion in the Metropolis.
11. Specialists and Professionals.
12. From Caesar to the Lamb of God: historical perspectives.
Bibliography.
Bibliographical note.
Secondary literature cited.
Indexes.
General.
Gods and cults.
Names of persons.
Names of peoples and places
Jörg Rüpke is Professor of Comparative Religion Studies at the University of Erfurt.
“Rüpke’s close readings of texts are an excellent model for
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Karl Galinsky, University of Texas at Austin “Religion of the
Romans engages the reader in a conversation about the Romans and
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of the sacred cows of Roman history. Illustrated with a mass of
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