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200 14$aThe matter of the gods$b[electronic resource] $ereligion and the Roman Empire /$fClifford Ando
210   $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2008
215   $a1 online resource (267 p.)
225 1 $aThe Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
225 1 $aThe transformation of the classical heritage ;$v44
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-520-25083-4 
311   $a0-520-25986-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-220) and indexes.
327   $aReligion, law, and knowledge in classical rome -- Idols and their critics -- Interpretatio Romana -- Religion and Ius Publicum -- A religion for the empire -- Religion and imperialism at Rome -- The palladium and the Pentateuch.
330   $aWhat did the Romans know about their gods? Why did they perform the rituals of their religion, and what motivated them to change those rituals? To these questions Clifford Ando proposes simple answers: In contrast to ancient Christians, who had faith, Romans had knowledge, and their knowledge was empirical in orientation. In other words, the Romans acquired knowledge of the gods through observation of the world, and their rituals were maintained or modified in light of what they learned. After a preface and opening chapters that lay out this argument about knowledge and place it in context, The Matter of the Gods pursues a variety of themes essential to the study of religion in history.
410  0$aJoan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
410  0$aTransformation of the classical heritage ;$v44.
606   $aHISTORY / Ancient / General$2bisacsh
607   $aRome$xReligion
610   $aancient christianity.
610   $aancient christians.
610   $aancient church.
610   $aancient religion.
610   $aancient rome.
610   $aancient world.
610   $aantiquity.
610   $abelief.
610   $achristian.
610   $achristianity.
610   $aclassical world.
610   $aclassics.
610   $afaith.
610   $aimperialism.
610   $apaganism.
610   $aphilosophical.
610   $aphilosophy.
610   $areligion.
610   $areligious ritual.
610   $areligious studies.
610   $aroman empire.
610   $aroman gods.
610   $aroman history.
610   $awestern world.
610   $aworld history.
615  7$aHISTORY / Ancient / General.
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