TY - GEN AB - Scholars have long separated a few privileged "religions of the Book" from faiths lacking sacred texts, including ancient Roman religion. Looking beyond this distinction, Duncan MacRae delves into Roman treatises on the nature of gods and rituals to grapple with a central question: what was the significance of books in a religion without scripture? AU - MacRae, Duncan, CN - BL803 DO - 10.4159/9780674969704 DO - doi ID - 1480481 JF - Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016 KW - Gods, Roman, in literature. KW - Religion and literature KW - Sacred books. KW - RELIGION / History. LA - eng LA - In English. LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674969704 N2 - Scholars have long separated a few privileged "religions of the Book" from faiths lacking sacred texts, including ancient Roman religion. Looking beyond this distinction, Duncan MacRae delves into Roman treatises on the nature of gods and rituals to grapple with a central question: what was the significance of books in a religion without scripture? SN - 9780674969704 T1 - Legible Religion :Books, Gods, and Rituals in Roman Culture / TI - Legible Religion :Books, Gods, and Rituals in Roman Culture / UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674969704 ER -