Divine Institutions - Religions and Community in the Middle Roman Republic (Paperback)

How religious ritual united a growing and diversifying Roman Republic Many narrative histories of Rome's transformation from an Italian city-state to a Mediterranean superpower focus on political and military conflicts as the primary agents of social change. Divine Institutions places religion at the heart of this transformation, showing how religious ritual and observance held the Roman Republic together during the fourth and third centuries BCE, a period when the Roman state significantly expanded and diversified. Blending the latest advances in archaeology with innovative sociological and anthropological methods, Dan-el Padilla Peralta takes readers from the capitulation of Rome's neighbor and adversary Veii in 398 BCE to the end of the Second Punic War in 202 BCE, demonstrating how the Roman state was redefined through the twin pillars of temple construction and pilgrimage. He sheds light on how the proliferation of temples together with changes to Rome's calendar created new civic rhythms of festival celebration, and how pilgrimage to the city surged with the increase in the number and frequency of festivals attached to Rome's temple structures. Divine Institutions overcomes many of the evidentiary hurdles that for so long have impeded research into this pivotal period in Rome's history. This book reconstructs the scale and social costs of these religious practices and reveals how religious observance emerged as an indispensable strategy for bringing Romans of many different backgrounds to the center, both physically and symbolically.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2023
First published:	2020
Authors:	Dan-El Padilla Peralta
Dimensions:	235 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-24763-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General
LSN:	0-691-24763-3
Barcode:	9780691247632

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