{"product_id":"the-matter-of-the-gods-9780520259867","title":"The Matter of the Gods","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Will cause many people to reconsider what they think they know about the Roman religion.\" New England Classical Journal \"Contends that in contrast to early Christians who had faith, the Romans had knowledge that was empirical in orientation.\" New Testament Abstracts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface 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","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402838352215,"sku":"9780520259867","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520259867.jpg?v=1730481653","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-matter-of-the-gods-9780520259867","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}