Hellenistic Religions - An Introduction

Zusatztext 'a brief but very useful study of the diverse forms of religiosity in the Hellenistic period'Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 5 (1989) Klappentext This study provides a brief introduction to the religious institutions! beliefs and practices of the Graeco-Roman world during the Hellenistic Age (c300 BC-300 AD). Zusammenfassung This is a brief and lively introduction to the religious institutions, beliefs and practices of the Graeco-Roman world during the `Hellenistic Age' (c.300 BC-300 AD). Discussion of the various phenomena of Hellenistic religion is organized around the three classic types: piety, mystery, and gnosis. As the author follows the historical development of these phenomena, he demonstrates the effect of religion on two fundamental transformations of the Hellenistic world-view. The first of these is the transformation of the understanding of the structure of the cosmos from the archaic to the `Ptolemaic' view. The second transformation is what Martin describes as a shift in the relative importance of masculine and feminine god-images. He concludes with a discussion of late Hellenistic religion's interaction with and influence on early Christianity.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Luther H. Martin, Luther H. (Associate Professor of Religion Martin, Martin Luther H.
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 12.01.1989
• EAN: 9780195043914
• ISBN: 978-0-19-504391-4
• Seiten: 192
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Weitere Religionen; Ancient Greece, RELIGION / Ancient, Ancient religions & mythologies, Ancient religions and Mythologies