Matter of the Gods (e-bog) af Ando, Clifford
Ando, Clifford (forfatter)

Matter of the Gods e-bog

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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? 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 observa...
E-bog 302,96 DKK
Forfattere Ando, Clifford (forfatter)
Udgivet 13 februar 2008
Længde 270 sider
Genrer 1QDAR
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780520933651
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.