Roman gods : a conceptual approach /
by Michael Lipka.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
- 219 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, v. 167 0927-7633 ; .
- Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 167. .
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.