Dictionary of Roman Religion

Author: Lesley Adkins
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0195142330

Dictionary of Roman Religion

Long overshadowed by Greek mythology or treated peripherally in general texts on the ancient Roman world, Roman religion is finally accorded its due and set in its full context as no other reference source has done before. Download Dictionary of Roman Religion from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. While perhaps most familiar in the context of Greek-influenced gods, Roman religious life in fact encompassed a tremendous variety of deities, rites, and belief systems.
From the Celtic god Abandinus to the pagan historian Zosimus, Dictionary of Roman Religion contains more than 1,400 entries, covering topics such as festivals, sacrifices, temples, burial rites, deities and spirits, and historical religious events. The different religions are also covered: Mithraism, Druidism, Judaism, and Christianity, which Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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