Barbarism and Religion: Barbarians, Savages and Empires, vol. 4.(Brief article)(Book review)

Contemporary Review | September 22, 2006 | Copyright

Barbarism and Religion. Volume Four: Barbarians, Savages and Empires. J.G.A. Pocock. Cambridge University Press. [pounds sterling]45.00 (US$70.00). xii + 372 pages. ISBN 0-521-85625-6. In the fourth volume in this series, Prof. Pocock continues his investigation into Gibbon's Decline and Fall and into the historiographical background of the famous study of the Roman Empire. Early on in Gibbon's work he introduced one of the principal themes of his work, the role of religion and in particular, the replacement of the old Roman gods by revealed religion. The discussion of the ...

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