The Dionysiac Mysteries of the Hellenistic and Roman Age
Author | : Martin Persson Nilsson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Martin Persson Nilsson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Antonia Tripolitis |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780802849137 |
This insightful read traces the development of the principal Western religions and their philosophical counterparts from the beginnings of Alexander the Great's empire in 331 B.C.E. to the emergence of the Christian world in the fourth century C.E.
Author | : Marvin W. Meyer |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1999-05-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780812216929 |
Zeus and the other gods of shining Olympus were in reality divine only by popular consent. Over the course of time Olympian luster diminished in favor of religious experiences more immediate to the concerns of people living in an increasingly cosmopolitan ancient world. These experiences were provided by the mysteries, religions that flourished particularly during the Hellenistic period and were secretly practiced by groups of adherents who decided, through personal choice, to be initiated into the profound realities of one deity or another. Unlike the official state religions, in which people were expected to make an outward show of allegiance to the local gods, the mysteries emphasized an inwardness and privacy of worship within a closed band of initiates. In this book, Marvin W. Meyer explores the sacrifices and prayers, the public celebrations and secret ceremonies, the theatrical performances and literary works, the gods and goddesses that were a part of the mystery religions of Greece in the seventh century B.C. to the Judaism and Christianity of the Roman world of the seventh century A.D.
Author | : Helmut Koester |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Bible |
ISBN | : 9783110146929 |
Author | : Calvin J. Roetzel |
Publisher | : Presbyterian Publishing Corp |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2015-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0664239994 |
This is the sixth edition of the classic textbook that has been introducing Paul and his writing to seminary and undergraduate students for over forty years. Roetzel provides a comprehensive look at Paul in light of recent scholarship and theological understandings of Paul. This new edition includes an additional chapter on the place of the Gentiles and the Law in the Judaisms of Paul's day, an updated bibliography for further study, and additional changes that note the ongoing study of Paul with a broadened context. This long-established textbook is the ideal choice for any student of Paul.
Author | : Courtney J.P. Friesen |
Publisher | : Mohr Siebeck |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2015-07-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9783161538131 |
Courtney J. P. Friesen explores shifting boundaries of ancient religions by way of the reception of a popular tragedy, Euripides' Bacchae. As a play staging political crises provoked by the arrival of the foreign god Dionysus and his ecstatic cult, audiences and readers found resonances with their own cultural moments. This dramatic deity became emblematic of exuberant and liberating spirituality and, at the same time, a symbol of imperial conquest. Thus, readings of the Bacchae frequently foreground conflicts between religious autonomy and political authority, and between ethnic diversity and social cohesion. This cross-disciplinary study traces appropriations and evocations of this drama ranging from the fifth century BCE through Byzantium not only among pagans but also Jews and Christians. Writers variously articulated their religious visions over against Dionysus, often while paradoxically adopting the god's language and symbols. Consequently, imitation and emulati on are at times indistinguishable from polemics and subversion.
Author | : John E. Stambaugh |
Publisher | : Brill Archive |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 1972-12-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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