Sage, Saint and Sophist Holy Men and Their Associates in the Early Roman Empire

Zusatztext DO NOT USE THIS QUOTE IN ANY PUBLICITY. We received an annoyed letter from the publication because the review also contained damning criticism.`Graham Anderson investigates the roles of charlatans! magicians! soothsayers and `wise men' in the first centuries AD ... As a kaleidoscopic picture of superstition! gullibility! and manipulation of the credulous this is brilliant. ... readable and well-documented stimulating and useful study.' - Expository Times. Informationen zum Autor Graham Anderson Klappentext Holy men, both Pagan and Christian, are persistent and puzzling figures in the religious life of the Roman Empire. This book explores who they were, how they tended to operate, and what they were able to contribute to a varied and changing religious climate of faith and superstition. Zusammenfassung Examines the lifestyle and behaviour of the `holy-men' of the early Roman Empire, asking how and why they acquired the prestige they did, and how they turned into objects of successful religious cults. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Concepts; Chapter 2 Viewpoints; Chapter 3 Patterns; Chapter 4 Wisdom; Chapter 5 Acclamation; Chapter 6 Action; Chapter 7 Alliance; Chapter 8 Opposition; Chapter 9 Authority; Chapter 10 Travel; Chapter 11 Representation; Chapter 12 Prestige; Chapter 13 Progress; Chapter 14 Epilogue;

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Graham Anderson
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.03.1994
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Altertum
• EAN: 9780415023726
• ISBN: 978-0-415-02372-6
• Anzahl Seiten: 302
• Themen: Roman, Men, Jesus, Empire, Christ, HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, Holy, Christianity, Simon, Magus, MAN, History of Religion, good life, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Simon Magus, Oriental Tale, Julia Domna, Other religions and spiritual beliefs, early, Young Man, Aelius Aristides, Holy Man, Saul of Tarsus, Hanina Ben Dosa, Brocken Spectre, Cuttle Fish, Yohanan Ben Zakkai, Lucian's Philopseudes, Jewish Christianity, Christian Holy Man, Rabban Yohanan Ben Zakkai, Philosophic Investigator, Aaron's Beard, Historia Monachorum, Anastasius Sinaita, Gregory Thaumaturgus, Vespasian’s Accession, Pagan Antiquity, Simon Zelotes, pagan holy men