Worshippers of the gods: debating Paganism in the fourth-century Roman West

""Worshippers of the Gods: Debating Paganism in the Fourth-Century Roman West Worshippers of the Gods tells how the Latin writers who witnessed the political and social rise of Christianity rethought the role of traditional religion in the empire and city of Rome. In parallel with the empi...

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Main Author: Gassman, Mattias 1990- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Oxford University Press [2020]
In:Year: 2020
Reviews:[Rezension von: Gassman, Mattias, 1990-, Worshippers of the gods] (2022) (Manzo, Elisa)
Series/Journal:Oxford studies in late antiquity
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Westprovinzen, Roman Empire / Paganism / History 300-400
RelBib Classification:BD Ancient European religions
BE Greco-Roman religions
Further subjects:B Paganism Relations Christianity
B Christianity and other religions (Rome)
B Apologetics History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Rome History Empire, 284-476
B Paganism (Rome)
B Christianity and other religions Paganism History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Identification (religion)
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Rome Religion
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