Pantheon Av Joerg Ruepke

<p><b>From one of the world''s leading authorities on the subject, an innovative and comprehensive account of religion in the ancient Roman and Mediterranean world</b><br><br>In this ambitious and authoritative book, J¿rg R¿pke provides a comprehensive and strikingly original narrative history of ancient Roman and Mediterranean religion over more than a millennium¿from the late Bronze Age through the Roman imperial period and up to late antiquity. While focused primarily on the city of Rome, <i>Pantheon</i> fully integrates the many religious traditions found in the Mediterranean world, including Judaism and Christianity. This generously illustrated book is also distinguished by its unique emphasis on lived religion, a perspective that stresses how individuals¿ experiences and practices transform religion into something different from its official form. The result is a radically new picture of Roman religion and of a crucial period in Western religion¿one that influenced Judaism, Chris