04297cam a2200805Ki 4500 ocn950613652 OCoLC 20200709060452.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 160526s2016 mau ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T EBLCP YDXCP YDX IDB VLB DEGRU DEBSZ OCLCF OCLCA UUM OCLCQ OCLCO JSTOR 959909806 962114677 965412939 967327044 984657225 9780674969704 (electronic bk.) 0674969707 (electronic bk.) 0674088719 9780674088719 9780674088719 10.4159/9780674969704 doi 1241555 (N$T) (OCoLC)950613652 (OCoLC)959909806 (OCoLC)962114677 (OCoLC)965412939 (OCoLC)967327044 (OCoLC)984657225 22573/ctvjj2qk8 JSTOR e------ aw----- ff----- BL803 .M33 2016eb OCC 036020 bisacsh REL 072000 bisacsh REL 033000 bisacsh HIS 002020 bisacsh REL 114000 bisacsh REL 017000 bisacsh 292.8 23 MAIN MacRae, Duncan, author. Legible religion : books, gods, and rituals in Roman culture / Duncan MacRae. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016. 1 online resource (259 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: The books of Numa -- Part I: Writing Roman religion -- Gods and humans in Rome and its empire -- Writing Roman religion -- Letters of the republic -- Part II: Comparison -- Rabbis and Romans -- Part III: Reading Roman religion -- Emperor as reader -- Paper pagans -- Conclusion: Beyond scripture and literature. "What was the significance of books in a religion without a sacred text? From the beginning of critical study of religion, the presence of Scripture - sacred and authoritative texts - has divided a few privileged Religions of the Book from other religions, including Roman religion, that lack such books. Arguing that we should look beyond this distinction, Legible Religion examines the role of books in Roman religious culture. In order to get at the question of the place of books in religion, the study includes an extended comparison between Roman books on their religion and the Mishnah, an early Rabbinic compilation of Jewish practice and law, to highlight how non-Scriptural texts can play an important part in the demarcation of religious systems."--Provided by publisher. Print version record. In English. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Mishnah Comparative studies. Mishnah. fast (OCoLC)fst01357191 Rome Religion. Sacred books. Gods, Roman, in literature. Religion and literature Rome. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Spirituality Paganism & Neo-Paganism. bisacsh RELIGION Antiquities & Archaeology. bisacsh Gods, Roman, in literature. fast (OCoLC)fst01899793 Religion. fast (OCoLC)fst01093763 Religion and literature. fast (OCoLC)fst01093839 Sacred books. fast (OCoLC)fst01103109 Rome (Empire) fast (OCoLC)fst01204885 RELIGION / History bisacsh Electronic books. Comparative studies. fast (OCoLC)fst01423767 Print version: MacRae, Duncan. Legible religion. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016 9780674088719 (DLC) 2015034386 (OCoLC)922034553 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1241555 De Gruyter DEGR 9780674969704 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL4532734 EBSCOhost EBSC 1241555 YBP Library Services YANK 12758816 92 N$T 56890 56890