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Roman gods : a conceptual approach / by Michael Lipka.

By: Lipka, MichaelMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 167.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009. Description: 219 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9789004175037 (hardback : alk. paper); 9004175032 (hardback : alk. paper)Subject(s): Gods, Roman | God -- History of doctrines | Rome (Italy) -- ReligionDDC classification: 292.2/11 LOC classification: BL805 | .L56 2009
Contents:
Introduction -- Constituent concepts -- Conceptualization -- A test case : the secular games of 17 B.C. -- Concepts and society -- Conclusion.
Summary: Drawing exclusively on the evidence from urban Rome up to the age of Constantine, the book analyzes the pagan, Jewish, and Christian concepts of god along the lines of space, time, personnel, function, iconography and ritual.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-209) and index.

Introduction -- Constituent concepts -- Conceptualization -- A test case : the secular games of 17 B.C. -- Concepts and society -- Conclusion.

Drawing exclusively on the evidence from urban Rome up to the age of Constantine, the book analyzes the pagan, Jewish, and Christian concepts of god along the lines of space, time, personnel, function, iconography and ritual.