{"product_id":"the-peace-of-the-gods-9780691174853","title":"The Peace of the Gods","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book makes a persuasive case that the study of Roman religion has a lot to gain from increased engagement with theoretical models drawn from other fields, and it points the way forward in this regard.\"\u003cb\u003e---Celia E. Schultz, \u003ci\u003eClassical Philology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Champion has produced an accessible and nuanced study of an important question in the study of Roman religion. His approach places individual experience at the center of analysis while keeping the individual’s social and cultural context clearly in view. As a result, his book suggests how we might conceive of the emotions and behaviors of elite Romans who were charged with maintaining the \u003ci\u003epax deorum\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e---Meghan DiLuzio, \u003ci\u003ePhoenix Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[The] discussion of ‘cognitive dissonance’ in Roman religion is the most advanced attempt to date to explore its viability in this field. . . . This book is a very substantial contribution to the understanding of pre-Augustan Roman religion—one that all students of the political and social history of the Roman world will do well not to overlook, and one that historians of other periods will find informative and inspiring in equal measure.\"\u003cb\u003e---Federico Santangelo, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Champion has written a thought-provoking book with much to recommend it. It joins a growing body of scholarship of both ancient and modern religions that attempts to reinvigorate discussion of the cognitive and emotional elements of religion after a decades-long emphasis on praxis. . . . This book’s erudition, creativity and readability make it a welcome addition for historians, classicists and scholars of religion alike.\"\u003cb\u003e---Anne E. Truetzel, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Roman Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I want to conclude by stressing that Champion has written a remarkable book that will embolden future scholars to make fuller use of scientific literature. Rarely does one see publications from the \u003ci\u003eBulletin of Mathematical Biophysics\u003c\/i\u003e tapped as \u003ci\u003eaides-à-penser\u003c\/i\u003e for the history of Roman religion. . . . [The] book’s capacity to spark disagreement is ocular proof of its overall success, and there is no doubt in my mind that \u003ci\u003eThe Peace of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e deserves to occupy a position of prominence in Roman religious studies for the foreseeable future.\"\u003cb\u003e---Dan-el Padilla Peralta, \u003ci\u003eHistos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface ix  Introduction Studying Elite Religion in the Middle Roman Republic xi  1 Elite-Instrumentalism: Persistence and Paradox 1  2 Domi: Priesthoods, Politics, and the People 23  3 Militiae: Commanders, Elite Religion, and Fear of Military Disaster 76  4 Domi et Militiae: Elite Religion at Rome in Response to External Triumphs and Crises 122  5 Understanding Elites' Religious Behaviors in the Middle Roman Republic 175  Epilogue 222  Acknowledgments 225  Bibliography 227  Abbreviations 227  Works Cited 228  General Index 247  Index Locorum 257","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865536770391,"sku":"9780691174853","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691174853.jpg?v=1722274447","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-peace-of-the-gods-9780691174853","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}