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"Finalist for the Best First Book in the History of Religions, American Academy of Religion"
"Winner of the CAMWS First Book Award, Classical Association of the Middle West and South"
"Winner of the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize, American Historical Association"
"Powerful. . . . Divine Institutions is impressively wide-ranging, covering everything from ancient enslavement to pilgrimage, techniques of healing to fire-management. . . . An essential read."---Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement ​​​​​​​
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This book is, simply, a wonderful work of ancient history. . . . [A] seminal contribution not just to the study of the Roman Republic, but to the writing of ancient history more generally.

"---James Corke-Webster, Greece & Rome
"An indispensable read for anyone interested in Roman history and ancient religion."---Kresimir Vukovic, Religious Studies Review

Divine Institutions

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 13/10/2020
      ISBN13: 9780691168678, 978-0691168678
      ISBN10: 0691168679

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "Finalist for the Best First Book in the History of Religions, American Academy of Religion"
      "Winner of the CAMWS First Book Award, Classical Association of the Middle West and South"
      "Winner of the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize, American Historical Association"
      "Powerful. . . . Divine Institutions is impressively wide-ranging, covering everything from ancient enslavement to pilgrimage, techniques of healing to fire-management. . . . An essential read."---Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement ​​​​​​​
      "

      This book is, simply, a wonderful work of ancient history. . . . [A] seminal contribution not just to the study of the Roman Republic, but to the writing of ancient history more generally.

      "---James Corke-Webster, Greece & Rome
      "An indispensable read for anyone interested in Roman history and ancient religion."---Kresimir Vukovic, Religious Studies Review

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