Theoretical Frameworks for the Study of Graeco-Roman Religions

edited by Luther H. Martin and Panayotis Pachis

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Extent: 281 pages

Publisher: Equinox Publishing

Subjects: Classical Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Vanias Editions

Language: English

Paperback (Out of print)

(January 2003)

ISBN: 9789601211992

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Proceedings of the XVIIIth Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions, Durban, South Africa, 2000.

Introduction Panayotis Pachis Chapter 1 Euripides as Social Critic: The Morality of Revenge Larry J. Alderink Chapter 2 Forgery, Propaganda and Power in Christian Antiquity: Some Methodological Remarks Pier Franco Beatrice Chapter 3 Canonical Representative of the Third Function in Rome Quirinus Dominique Briquel Chapter 4 How to Write a Survey of Greek Religion from the Point of View of the Comparative Study of Religion Giovanni Casadio Chapter 5 Cult and the Ancient Urban Landscape: A Case Study of Mithraism and Roman Topography Alison B Griffith Chapter 6 Literary Sources and Archaeological Evidence in the History of Early Roman Religion Charles Guittard Chapter 7 Kingship and the Hellenistic Cosolidation of Religio-Political Power Luther H. Martin Chapter 8 The Hellenistic Era as an Age of Propaganda: The Case of Isis' Cult Panayotis Pachis Chapter 9 The Encounters of Novelty and Conservatism in Hellenistic Religion and Analogical Reasoning Petra Pakkanen Chapter 10 The Teachings of Zosimos: A Micro-Level Study of Syncretism Jonathan Peste Chapter 11 A Few Historical-Religious Frameworks for the Study of the Oriental Cults in the Roman Empire Ennio Sanzi Chapter 12 Tempo della Storia e Tempo della Salvezza nello Gnosticismo Giulia Sfameni Gasparro Chapter 13 Becoming a Different Person: Baptism as an Initiation Ritual Einar Thomassen

  • Edited by Luther H Martin
  • Edited by Panayotis Pachis