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Title: The Matter of the Gods
Condition: New
Subtitle: Religion and the Roman Empire
Author: Clifford Ando
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0520259866
EAN: 9780520259867
ISBN: 9780520259867
Publisher: University of California Press
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Topic: Ancient History, History
Release Date: 13/02/2008
Description: What did the Romans know about their gods? Why did they perform the rituals of their religion, and what motivated them to change those rituals? To these questions Clifford Ando proposes simple answers: in contrast to ancient Christians, who had faith, Romans had knowledge, and their knowledge was empirical in orientation. In other words, the Romans acquired knowledge of the gods through observation of the world, and their rituals were maintained or modified in light of what they learned. After a preface and opening chapters that lay out this argument about knowledge and place it in context, "The Matter of the Gods" pursues a variety of themes essential to the study of religion in history.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Item Width: 20mm
Item Weight: 363g
Book Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage
Release Year: 2008

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