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Concerned with the question of how the concept of 'god' in urban Rome can be analyzed along the lines of six constituent concepts, that is space, time, personnel, function, iconography and ritual, this book develops general criteria for an analysis of pagan, Jewish and Christian concepts o...

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Main Author: Lipka, Michael
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Series:Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 167.
Subjects:
God > History of doctrines.
Gods, Roman.
Rome (Italy) > Religion.
Religion.
Italy > Rome.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Antiquities & Archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Concerned with the question of how the concept of 'god' in urban Rome can be analyzed along the lines of six constituent concepts, that is space, time, personnel, function, iconography and ritual, this book develops general criteria for an analysis of pagan, Jewish and Christian concepts of gods in ancient Rome.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource(219 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-209) and index.
ISBN:9789047428480
904742848X
ISSN:0927-7633 ;