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Sceptic and Believer in Ancient Mediterranean Religions
, Band 443 1. Aufl.
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154,00 € |
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| Verlag: | Mohr Siebeck |
| Format: | |
| Veröffentl.: | 01.01.2020 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9783161592492 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 349 |
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Beschreibungen
What are the roles of doubt and scepticism in the religious landscape of the ancient Mediterranean? How is doubt expressed within a specific religious community, and what reactions does it provoke? How does 'insider doubt' differ from the sceptical attitude of outsiders? Exploring these questions with respect to a wide range of religious contexts and topics (including early Christianity, Greco-Roman religions, Egyptian religions, astrology, and magic), the essays in this volume confirm the thesis that doubting one's own religious tradition is not simply a 'Western' post-Enlightenment phenomenon. On the contrary, ancient religions offered opportunities and contexts wherein aspects of doubt are not just tolerated but accepted; moreover, doubt and scepticism concerning certain religious ideas or aspects of belief also motivated creative reinterpretation of those ideas.
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