{"product_id":"religion-in-roman-phrygia-robert-parker-9780520395480","title":"Religion in Roman Phrygia: From Polytheism to Christianity","description":"\u003cp\u003e Phrygia in the second and third centuries CE offers more vivid evidence for what has been termed \"lived ancient religion\" than any other region in the ancient world. The evidence from Phrygia is neither literary nor issued by cities or their powerful inhabitants but rather comes from farmers and herders who left behind numerous stone memorials of themselves and dedications to their gods, praying for the welfare of their families, crops, and cattle. In \u003ci\u003eReligion in Roman Phrygia: From Polytheism to Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Parker opens a rare window into the world of those Sir Ronald Syme called \"the voiceless earth-coloured rustics\" who have been \"conveniently forgotten.\" The period in which Phrygian paganism flourished so visibly was also the period in which Christianity was introduced by the apostle Paul and took root. Parker presents a rich body of evidence and uses it to explore one of history's great stories and enigmas: how and why the new religion overtook its predecessor, with the Christian God meeting needs previously satisfied by Zeus and the other gods. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520395484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520395480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Robert Parker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44598739763455,"sku":"9780520395480","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dea75787-1db4-4405-b78a-767558cadbf5.jpg?v=1702384161","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/religion-in-roman-phrygia-robert-parker-9780520395480","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}