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Religio Romana Reading List

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Sat Mar 26, 2016 12:10 am
by Procula Valeria Messalla
Salvete!
I feel like everyone is so smart, reading the messages here and the website certainly reminds me that I have much to learn. Could we work together to compile a reading list on the Religio Romana? Research is so important to our spiritual approach! I am always looking for useful and credible sources of information.
My favourite book on the Religio Romana is Scheid's, An Introduction to Roman Religion, Indiana University Press, 2003. Sometimes I wish the book went more in depth. Then again, the book is only an "introduction".
What are your preferred resources? Please share!
Valete!
Re: Religio Romana Reading List

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Sat Mar 26, 2016 12:50 am
by Gaius Curtius Philo
A book that particularly changed my view of the Divine in the Cultus is: GRADEL, Ittai. Emperor Worship and Roman Religion. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 2002
This is a review I did on my thoughts:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1694269 ... 697024260/Here is a version of it in pdf:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1694269 ... 626949967/
Re: Religio Romana Reading List

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Mon Mar 28, 2016 5:33 pm
by Lucius Curtius Philo
Salve Messalla,
May I recommend -
Clark, Anna. Divine Qualities: Cult and Community in Republican Rome. Oxford, 2007.
This book goes into greater detail yet is still introductory. It is a good next step from Scheid.
If you are interested PM me.
Vale,
Philo
Re: Religio Romana Reading List

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Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:49 am
by Appius Iunius Seneca
Salvete
I would like to suggest the book of Frances Bernstein - Classical Living: A Month to Month Guide to Ancient Rituals for Heart and Home:
http://www.amazon.com/Classical-Living- ... cal+livingThere is a lot of interesting ideas and practical application in this book. This book also contains some quotes from Ovid concerning Cultus Deorum.
Valete
Re: Religio Romana Reading List

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Thu Mar 31, 2016 6:52 am
by Publius Iunius Brutus
Re: Religio Romana Reading List

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Sun Apr 03, 2016 9:38 am
by Procula Valeria Messalla
Thank you everyone, I can never have enough books!
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Tue Apr 05, 2016 4:16 am
by numerius iulius dolabella
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Tue Apr 19, 2016 5:21 am
by Publius Iunius Brutus
Re: Religio Romana Reading List

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Wed Sep 21, 2016 1:27 am
by Publius Iunius Brutus
Brutus sal.
There are three new books that came out this year that are worth reading in my opinion.
I add these books to my list above:
The Gods, the State, and the Individual: Reflections on Civic Religion in Rome, John Scheid -
https://www.amazon.com/Gods-State-Indiv ... 889&sr=1-3Household Gods: Private Devotion in Ancient Greece and Rome, Alexandra Sofroniew -
https://www.amazon.com/Household-Gods-P ... e+and+RomeLegible Religion: Books, Gods, and Rituals in Roman Culture, Duncan MacRae -
https://www.amazon.com/Legible-Religion ... %20Culture
Re: Religio Romana Reading List

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Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:02 pm
by Octavius Aurelius Cursor
Salve!
"A Day In Old Rome" by William Stearns Davis help set the foundation of my beliefs today. Although this is not solely on religion, it does cover every aspect of life in ancient Roma.
here is an internet copy