{"product_id":"the-matter-of-the-gods-religion-and-the-roman-empire-volume-44-paperback","title":"The Matter of the Gods: Religion and the Roman Empire Volume 44 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClifford Ando\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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? 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Matter of the Gods \u003c\/i\u003epursues a variety of themes essential to the study of religion in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA work of innovative spirit and great learning, stylishly argued throughout, and beautifully written.--Sabine MacCormack, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shadows of Poetry: Virgil in the Mind of Augustine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ando's intellectually daring work breaks through the traditional perceptions of Roman religion under the Empire.\"--Guy Stroumsa, author of \u003ci\u003eBarbarian Philosophy: The Religious Revolution of Early Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClifford Ando\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics, History and the College at the University of Chicago and author of \u003ci\u003eImperial Ideology and Provincial Loyalty in the Roman Empire \u003c\/i\u003e(UC Press), winner of the Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit from the American Philological Association, among other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424925933670,"sku":"9780520259867","price":72.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/UXRwNkI2YTJ1RHRwVVFHMVF5QTJSZz09.webp?v=1775616634","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-matter-of-the-gods-religion-and-the-roman-empire-volume-44-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}