Title The matter of the gods : religion and the Roman Empire / Clifford Ando.

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Series	The transformation of the classical heritage ; 44
	The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
	Transformation of the classical heritage ; 44.
	Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
Note	Originally published: 2008.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents	Religion, law, and knowledge in classical rome -- Idols and their critics -- Interpretatio Romana -- Religion and Ius Publicum -- A religion for the empire -- Religion and imperialism at Rome -- The palladium and the Pentateuch.
Summary	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.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Rome -- Religion.
	Rome (Empire)
	Religion.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online). MARLI UPSO COMPREHENSIVE 2012.
Other Form:	Print version: 9780520259867 0520259866
ISBN	0520933656 (electronic book)
	9780520933651 (electronic book)
	9780520250833 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
	0520250834 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
	1282762257
	9781282762251
	9780520259867 (paperback)
	0520259866 (paperback)
Standard No.	9786612762253