The Matter Of The Gods
Religion and the Roman Empire
by Clifford Ando
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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.
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The Matter Of The Gods: Religion and the Roman Empire
2009, University of California Press
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The Matter of the Gods: Religion and the Roman Empire
February 13, 2008, University of California Press
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2008, University of California Press
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2008, University of California Press
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