{"product_id":"the-gods-the-state-and-the-individual-9780812247664","title":"The Gods the State and the Individual","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the 1970s, John Scheid has been one of the most influential figures reshaping scholarly understanding of ancient Roman religion. The Gods, the State, and the Individual presents a translation of Scheid's work that chronicles the development of his field-changing scholarship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"John Scheid has offered an excellent monograph on the civic character of Roman religion . . . [H]is erudition and ability to offer a clear and concise discussion makes the volume an indispensable source for anybody interested in Roman religion.\" * \u003ci\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"John Scheid's \u003ci\u003eThe Gods, the State, and the Individual\u003c\/i\u003e is an impassioned intervention in a contemporary debate in the study of ancient religion.\" * Clifford Ando, from the foreword *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslator's Foreword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. The Critique of \u003ci\u003ePolis\u003c\/i\u003e-Religion: An Inventory\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. \u003ci\u003ePolis\u003c\/i\u003e and Republic: The Price of Misunderstanding\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Individual in the City\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Civic Religion: A Discourse of the Elite?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Civic Religion and Identity\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. For Whom Were the Rituals Celebrated?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Religious Repression\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Civic Religion, a Modality of Communal Religion\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Emotion and Belief\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Why Did Roman Religion Change?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. The Gods, the State, and the Individual\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405726720343,"sku":"9780812247664","price":48.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812247664.jpg?v=1730493409","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-gods-the-state-and-the-individual-9780812247664","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}