Roman gods : a conceptual approach / by Michael Lipka.
Material type: TextSeries: 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 2009Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | The BIAA David H. French Library Shelf 43 - Main Room | J7 LIPKA 27929 | Not for loan | BOOKS*000000020869 |
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.