ISBN: 9780199275489 - emperor worship and roman religion (oxford classical monographs) (4 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Reprinted. Octavo, viii, x, xii, xviii, xix, 408 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Paperback binding. Spine dark blue and grayish blue with white lettering. Covers have slight wear including slight scuffs, some scratches and minor edge wear. Mild tilt to the spine. Text block has light wear including small mark to the head edge. Tiny mark to the acknowledgements page. Illustrated. Reprinted. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column U, ND-U. 1404335. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Pap. Bottom corner somewhat bumped, affecting front wrap and first approx. 30 leaves. Else very sound. While Roman religion worshipped a number of gods, one kind in particular aroused the fury of early Christians and the wonder of scholars: the cult of Roman emperors alive or dead. Was the divinity of emperors a glue that held the Empire together? Were rulers such as Julius Caesar and Caligula simply mad to expect such worship of themselves? Or was it rather a phenomenon which has only been rendered incomprehensible by modern and monotheistic ideas of what religion is--or should be--all about? This book presents the first study of emperor worship among the Romans themselves, both in Rome and in its heartland Italy. It argues that emperor worship was indeed perfectly in keeping with Roman religious tradition, which has been generally misunderstood by a posterity imbued with radically different notions of the relationship between humans and the divine.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. While Roman religion worshipped a number of gods, one kind in particular aroused the fury of early Christians and the wonder of scholars: the cult of Roman emperors alive or dead. Was the divinity of emperors a glue that held the Empire together? Were rulers such as Julius Caesar and Caligula simply mad to expect such worship of themselves? Or was it rather a phenomenon which has only been rendered incomprehensible by modern and monotheistic ideas of what religion is - or should be - all about?This book presents the first study of emperor worship among the Romans themselves, both in Rome and in its heartland Italy. It argues that emperor worship was indeed perfectly in keeping with Roman religious tradition, which has been generally misunderstood by a posterity imbued with radically different notions of the relationship between humans and the divine.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 408 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.