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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
      Published 6 June 2023
      ISBN-13 9780691247632
      978-0691247632
      ISBN-10 0691247633

      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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