Matter of the Gods (eBook)

Religion and the Roman Empire

Clifford Ando (Autor)

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2008
270 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-93365-1 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Inhalt

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
Index Locorum
General Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.2.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Transformation of the Classical Heritage
• Reihe/Serie: Transformation of the Classical Heritage
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
• Schlagworte: Ancient Christianity • ancient christians • Ancient Church • Ancient Religion • Ancient Rome • Ancient World • Antiquity • Belief • Christian • Christianity • Classical World • classics • Faith • imperialism • Paganism • Philosophical • Philosophy • Religion • Religious ritual • Religious Studies • Roman Empire • roman gods • Roman History • Western World • World History
• ISBN-10: 0-520-93365-6 / 0520933656
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-93365-1 / 9780520933651