Pantheon

<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> <p/>In this ambitious and authoritative book Jörg Rüpke 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 Christianity Islam and even the modern idea of religion itself.</p>