The Matter of the Gods by Clifford Ando
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? This book proposes simple answers: in contrast to ancient Christians, who had faith, Romans had knowledge, and their knowledge was empirical in orientation.
"Will cause many people to reconsider what they think they know about the Roman religion" New England Classical Journal "Contends that in contrast to early Christians who had faith, the Romans had knowledge that was empirical in orientation." New Testament Abstracts
Clifford Ando is Professor of Classics, History and the College at the University of Chicago and author of Imperial Ideology and Provincial Loyalty in the Roman Empire (UC Press), winner of the Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit from the American Philological Association, among other books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520259867 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520259866 |
| Title | The Matter of the Gods |
| Author | Clifford Ando |
| Series | Transformation Of The Classical Heritage |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2008-02-13 |
| Number of pages | 270 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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