John Scheid: 2 books
The Gods, the State, and the Individual
Reflections on Civic Religion in Rome
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Roman religion has long presented a number of challenges to historians approaching the subject from a perspective framed by the three Abrahamic religions. The Romans had no sacred text that espoused its creed or offered a portrait of its foundational myth. They described relations with the divine...
Religion, Institutions and Society in Ancient Rome
Inaugural lecture delivered on Thursday 7 February 2002
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2013
By opposing sectarian discourses with the universal weapons of history, philology and anthropology, in short, the entire arsenal of science and reason, the history of religions of the past enables us to deflate modern myths, and not only those of others but also our own. It allows us to identify the...