 The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful.  The Quarterly Review - Sayfa 241840Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | Martin E. Marty - 1986 - 572 sayfa
...Gibbon wrote: "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher...equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord." In that climate,... | |
 | Guenter Lewy - 1996 - 180 sayfa
...of worship prevailing in the Roman world during the age of the Antonines: they "were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful."4 In the eyes of most contemporary Christian theologians, to make morality dependent upon the... | |
 | Peter Gay - 1996 - 756 sayfa
...their subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the magistrates as equally useful."8 It seemed an interesting policy and, some of the philosophes thought,... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 686 sayfa
...Roman Empire The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered N And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. 3902 The Decline... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1998 - 1094 sayfa
...their subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher...equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition... | |
 | Anthony Kaldellēs - 1999 - 250 sayfa
...1, pp. 25-26: "The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher,...false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful." Note that philosophers and magistrates generally came from the same class. tyrdom was no part of the... | |
 | William A. Katz - 2000 - 176 sayfa
...Empire. Gibbon said: The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher...equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. We may now call magistrates "politicians," but some things don't change much! Similarly, we can find... | |
 | David L. Sills, Robert King Merton - 2000 - 466 sayfa
...their subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher...equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. Decline and Fall... | |
 | William F. Fisher - 2001 - 320 sayfa
...Ritual Landscapes The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher,...equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful. — Edward Gibbon In a scheme, we possess only the limits of the object, the outline which encloses... | |
 | Claudio Lomnitz - 2001 - 390 sayfa
...in antiquity: 'The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true, by the philosopher,...equally false, and by the magistrate, as equally useful" (Edward Gibbon, The History 0f the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 35). 6 European travelers... | |
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