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100 1 $aVárhelyi, Zsuzsanna.
245 14 $aThe religion of senators in the Roman Empire :$bpower and the beyond /$cZsuzsanna Várhelyi.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2010.
300 $axii, 267 p. ;$c24 cm.
500 $aRevision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 2002 under title: The religion of the senatorial elite in the Roman Empire, A.D. 69-235.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 226-252) and indexes.
505 0 $aThe new senate of the empire and religion -- Religious groups among senators -- The dynamics of senatorial religion in Rome and Italy -- Representing imperial religion : the provinces -- Towards a "theology" of Roman religion -- Innovations and aspirations -- Conclusion: Two saecular games.
520 $aThis book examines the connection between political and religious power in the pagan Roman empire through a study of senatorial religion. Presenting a new collection of historical, epigraphic, prosopographical, and material evidence, the author argues that, as Augustus turned to religion to legitimize his powers, senators in turn also came to negotiate their own power, as well as that of the emperor, at least in part in religious terms. In Rome, the body of the senate and senatorial priesthoods helped to maintain its religious power; across the empire senators defined their magisterial powers by following the model of emperors and relying on the piety of sacrifice and benefactions. The ongoing participation and innovations of senators confirm the deep capacity of imperial religion to engage the normative, symbolic, and imaginative aspects of religious life among senators. --Book Jacket.
610 10 $aRome.$bSenate$xReligion.
650 0 $aElite (Social sciences)$xRome.
651 0 $aRome$xPolitics and government$y30 B.C.-284 A.D.
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