Format:
Online-Ressource (267 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780520250833
Series Statement:
The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature v.44
Content:
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, Th
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Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Religion, Law, and Knowledge in Classical Rome; PART ONE. THE LIMITS OF ORTHOPRAXY; 2. Idols and Their Critics; 3. Interpretatio Romana; 4. Religion and Ius Publicum; PART TWO: GODS OF THE FAR-FLUNG EMPIRE; 5. A Religion for the Empire; 6. Religion and Imperialism at Rome; 7. The Palladium and the Pentateuch; Bibliography; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z; Index Locorum
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520933651
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520259867
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Matter of the Gods : Religion and the Roman Empire
Language:
English
Keywords:
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