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The Matter of the Gods - Religion and the Roman Empire (Paperback)
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The Matter of the Gods - Religion and the Roman Empire (Paperback)
Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage, 44
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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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