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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? 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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The Matter of the Gods, Clifford Ando
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- Released
- 2009
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- Title
- The Matter of the Gods
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Clifford Ando
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0520259866
- ISBN13
- 9780520259867
- Category
- Social sciences, History, Esotericism and Religion
- 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.