Paganism in the Roman Empire Revised Edition Contributor(s): MacMullen, Ramsay (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300029845 ISBN-13: 9780300029840 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $37.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1983 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - Religion | History |
Dewey: 200.937 |
LCCN: 80054222 |
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.09" W x 9.15" (0.68 lbs) 246 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Academic |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "MacMullen...has published several books in recent years which establish him, rightfully, as a leading social historian of the Roman Empire. The current volume exhibits many of the characteristics of its predecessors: the presentation of novel, revisionist points of view...; discrete set pieces of trenchant argument which do not necessarily conform to the boundaries of traditional history; and an impressive, authoritative, and up-to-date documentation, especially rich in primary sources...A stimulating and provocative discourse on Roman paganism as a phenomenon worthy of synthetic investigation in its own right and as the fundamental context for the rise of Christianity."--Richard Brilliant, History "MacMullen's latest work represents many features of paganism in its social context more vividly and clearly than ever before."--Fergus Millar, American Historical Review "The major cults...are examined from a social and cultural perspective and with the aid of many recently published specialized studies...Students of the Roman Empire...should read this book."--Robert J, Penella, Classical World "A distinguished book with much exact observation...An indispensable mine of erudition on a grand theme." Henry Chadwick, Times Literary Supplement Ramsay MacMullen is Dunham Professor of History and Classics at Yale University and the author of Roman Government's Response to Crisis, A.D. 235-337 and Roman Social Relations, 50 B.C. to A.D. 284 |