Hans-Friedrich Mueller

Roman Religion in Valerius Maximus

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Valerius Maximus was an indefatigable collector of historical anecdotes illustrating vice and virtue. Mueller focuses on what Valerius can tell us about Roman attitudes to religion, and argues that Roman religion could be deeply emotional.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780415518574
• ISBN-10: 0415518571
• Artikelnr.: 35055164

Autorenporträt

HANS-FRIEDRICH MUELLER is Assistant Professor of Classics, University of Florida. In addition to lexicographical contributions to the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae, he has published articles on Greek and Roman historiography and Roman religion

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Juno Valeriana 2. Vesta Mater: Mother Vesta 3. In Iovis
Sacrario: In Jupiter's Inner Sanctuary 4. Ritual Vocabulary and Moral
Imperatives 5. Sanctitas Morum or the Genreal intersections of Religion and
Morality. Conclusion