One god : pagan monotheism in the Roman Empire /

"Graeco-Roman religion in its classic form was polytheistic; on the other hand, monotheistic ideas enjoyed wide currency in ancient philosophy. This contradiction provides a challenge for our understanding of ancient pagan religion. Certain forms of cult activity, including acclamations of ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mitchell, Stephen, 1948-, Van Nuffelen, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Monotheism > History.
Paganism > History.
Monothéisme > Histoire.
Paganisme > Histoire.
Monotheism.
Paganism.
Religion.
Rome > Religion.
Rome (Empire)
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the debate about pagan monotheism / Stephen Mitchell and Peter Van Nuffelen
  • Pagan monotheism as a religious phenomenon / Peter Van Nuffelen
  • Pagan ritual and monotheism / John North
  • The case for pagan monotheism in Greek and Graeco-Roman antiquity / Michael Frede
  • Monotheism between cult and politics: the themes of the ancient debate between pagan and Christian monotheism / Alfons Fürst
  • The price of monotheism: some new observations on a current debate about late antiquity / Christoph Markschies
  • Megatheism: the search for the almighty god and the competition of cults / Angelos Chaniotis
  • Deus deum ... summorum maximus (Apuleius) ritual expressions of distinction in the divine world in the imperial period / Nicole Belayche
  • Further thoughts on the cult of Theos Hypsistos / Stephen Mitchell.

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