Roman Gods: A Conceptual Approach
by Michael Lipka
Publisher: Brill 2009
ISBN-13: 9789004175037
Number of pages: 231
Description:
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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