Roman gods : a conceptual approach / by Michael Lipka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lipka, Michael.

Series:

Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 167.

Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, 0927-7633 ; v. 167

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gods, Roman.

God--History of doctrines.

God.

Rome (Italy)--Religion.

Rome (Italy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book is concerned with the question of how the concept of \'god\' in urban Rome can be analyzed along the lines of six constituent concepts, id est space, time, personnel, function, iconography and ritual. While older publications tended to focus on the conceptual nature of Roman gods only in those (comparatively rare) instances in which different concepts patently overlapped (as in the case of the deified emperor or hero-worship), this book develops general criteria for an analysis of pagan, Jewish and Christian concepts of gods in ancient Rome (and by extension elsewhere). While the argument of the book is exclusively based on the evidence from the capital up to the age of Constantine, in the concluding section the results are compared to other religious belief systems, thus demonstrating the general applicability of this conceptual approach.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials

Introduction

Chapter One. Constituent Concepts

Chapter Two. Conceptualization

Chapter Three. A Test Case: The Secular Games Of 17 B.C.

Chapter Four. Concepts And Society

Chapter Five. Conclusions

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-209) and index.

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ISBN:

9786612602900

9781282602908

128260290X

9789047428480

904742848X

OCLC:

593347004

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004175037.i-222 DOI

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access