宗教とローマ帝国 The Matter of the Gods : Religion and the Roman Empire (Transformation of the Classical Heritage)

Ando, Clifford

University of California Press（2008/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 270 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780520259867
• DDC分類 292.07

基本説明

New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2008. Clifford Ando propose simple answers: In contrast to ancient Christians, who had faith, Romans had knowledge, and their knowledge was empirical in orientation.

Full 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? 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.

Contents

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