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Rome's Religious History

Jason P. Davies
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      This book explores the way in which three ancient historians, writing in Latin, embedded the gods into their accounts of the past. Although previous scholarship has generally portrayed these writers as somewhat dismissive of traditional Roman religion, it is argued here that Livy, Tacitus and Ammianus saw themselves as being very close to the centre of those traditions. The gods are presented as a potent historical force, and a close reading of the historians' texts easily bears out this conclusion. Their treatment of the gods is not limited to portraying the role and power of the divine in the unfolding of the past: equally prominent is the negotiation with the reader concerning what constituted a 'proper' religious system. Priests and other religious experts function as an index of the decline (or restoration) of Rome and each writer formulates a sophisticated position on the practical and social aspects of Roman religion.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Jason P. Davies EAN: 9780521834827 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 700 g HEIGHT: 236 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2005-01-10 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical WIDTH: 160 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Ancient religions and Mythologies

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      Jason P. Davies is Research Fellow at the Department of Education and Professional Development, University College London.
      This book explores the way in which three ancient historians, writing in Latin, embedded the gods into their accounts of the past. Although previous scholarship has generally portrayed these writers as somewhat dismissive of traditional Roman religion, it is argued here that Livy, Tacitus and Ammianus saw themselves as being very close to the centre of those traditions. The gods are presented as a potent historical force, and a close reading of the historians' texts easily bears out this conclusion. Their treatment of the gods is not limited to portraying the role and power of the divine in the unfolding of the past: equally prominent is the negotiation with the reader concerning what constituted a 'proper' religious system. Priests and other religious experts function as an index of the decline (or restoration) of Rome and each writer formulates a sophisticated position on the practical and social aspects of Roman religion.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Jason P. Davies EAN: 9780521834827 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 700 g HEIGHT: 236 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2005-01-10 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical WIDTH: 160 cm SPINE:

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      Ancient religions and Mythologies

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      Jason P. Davies is Research Fellow at the Department of Education and Professional Development, University College London.

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