The Cult of the Roman Emperor before and after Christianity

Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis

关键词: Holy Roman Empire;    Roman emperors;    Roman religion;    Hellenistic religions;    Christianity;    Church history;   

DOI  :  10.30674/scripta.67213

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper is concerned with a complete set of rituals and certain connected ideas, namely the Roman emperor-cult, that had survived the change of religion from Roman religion to Christianity. The rituals endure, even while their mythological basis is perishing. The emperor-cult includes the rituals and symbols which surround the Roman emperor and clearly demonstrate that he is more than an ordinary human.

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