Bürgerrecht und Kultteilnahme: Politische und kultische Rechte und Pflichten in griechischen Poleis, Rom und antikem Judentum (Beihefte zur ... Wissenschaft, 127)

by Stefan Krauter

In the ancient world, where politics and religion went hand in hand, citizenship came at the cost of religious obligations. That is the premise of this detailed study in which Stefan Krauter examines the extent to which religion, especially religious law, impacted on political and civic life. Comparing the Greek polis, Rome and Judaism, the thesis focuses on the literary and epigraphic evidence from across the Hellenistic world. German text.

518 pages, Hardcover

First published August 30, 2004