罗马帝国与宗教

本书的灵感来源于作者布伦特·D·肖（Brent D.Shaw）的作品，他是过去半个世纪最具原创性、范围最广的古代历史学家之一，并继续为探索开辟令人兴奋的新领域。每一位杰出的贡献者都对罗马帝国历史和文化中的一个主题进行了前沿性的探索，肖教授在这个主题上贡献了宝贵的工作。
三大主题贯穿整本书。首先，尽管许多人的生活仍然支离破碎、地方化，但罗马世界仍以各种方式代表着错综复杂的联系网。第二，独特的罗马空间在一个复杂的实践和信仰市场上促进宗教竞争的方式，基督教是主要的赞助者。最后，社区内部和社区之间流行的各种形式的暴力。
Empire and Religion in the Roman World
The inspiration for this volume comes from the work of its dedicatee, Brent D. Shaw, who is one of the most original and wide-ranging historians of the ancient world of the last half-century and continues to open up exciting new fields for exploration. Each of the distinguished contributors has produced a cutting-edge exploration of a topic in the history and culture of the Roman Empire dealing with a subject on which Professor Shaw has contributed valuable work.
Three major themes extend across the volume as a whole. First, the ways in which the Roman world represented an intricate web of connections even while many people’s lives remained fragmented and local. Second, the ways in which the peculiar Roman space promoted religious competition in a sophisticated marketplace for practices and beliefs, with Christianity being a major benefactor. Finally, the varying forms of violence which were endemic within and between communities.

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