The Matter of the Gods: Religion and the Roman Empire
- ISBN-10
- 0520259866
- ISBN-13
- 9780520259867
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 239
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-03-10
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Clifford Ando
Description
What did the Romans know about their gods? Why did they perform the rituals of their religion, & what motivated them to change those rituals? Clifford Ando explores the answers to these questions, pursuing a variety of themes essential to the study of religion in history.
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