Theorizing 'Religion' in Antiquity
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Word Count
114,500 words, Guess
Page Count
458 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781781793565
- ISBN-101781793565
- Library of Congress Control Number2018000051
- OCLC Control Number1007570024
- Better World Books9781781793565
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL29366113M
Classifications
- LCCBL51.T4245 2018
- LCCBL51 .T4245 2019
Description
This volume brings theoretical and methodological discussions from religious studies, ancient history, and classics to the study of ancient religions, thus attempting to bridge a disciplinary chasm often apparent in the study of religions in antiquity. It examines theoretical discourses on the specificity, origin, and function of 'religion' in antiquity, broadly defined here as the period from the 6th century BCE to the 4th century CE. In addition, it explores the crucial question of what is meant by the term 'religion' and its applicability when employed to describe traditions that antedate the historical periods known as the Enlightenment and the Reformation. Theorizing about religion is often seen as an accomplishment of modernity, neglecting the insights stemming from the 'pre-modern' period. The contributors to this volume offer detailed discussions and links between how the ancients theorized about their religions and how modern scholars discuss about such discourses in their academic environments.
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