The Matter of the Gods

Author : Clifford Ando

Paperback

Published : Wednesday 13 February 2008

ISBN : 9780520259867

Price : €35.10

Description

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.

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