Roman Religion in the Time of Augustus
This article first discusses the term “Roman religion” and the different views and meanings that it possesses, favoring an analysis of the sacra publica. It then considers the model of the polis-religion, both its common usage and its relevance or adequacy in the study of Roman religion. These discu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Numen
Year: 2017, Volume: 64, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-63 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Augustus Roman Empire, Emperor 63 BC-14
/ Roman Empire
/ Religion
/ Polis
/ Mos maiorum
/ History 31 BC-14
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BE Greco-Roman religions KBJ Italy NCD Political ethics TB Antiquity |
| Further subjects: | B
Augustus
mos maiorum
Roman religion
polis-religion
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| Summary: | This article first discusses the term “Roman religion” and the different views and meanings that it possesses, favoring an analysis of the sacra publica. It then considers the model of the polis-religion, both its common usage and its relevance or adequacy in the study of Roman religion. These discussions are followed by an analysis of the articulation of the idea of the mos maiorum within Augustan religious reforms. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5276 |
| Contains: | In: Numen
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685276-12341449 |