Empsychoi Logoi — Religious Innovations in Antiquity

Empsychoi Logoi — Religious Innovations in Antiquity
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 672
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ISBN-10 : 9789047433224
ISBN-13 : 904743322X
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Book Synopsis Empsychoi Logoi — Religious Innovations in Antiquity by : Alberdina Houtman

Download or read book Empsychoi Logoi — Religious Innovations in Antiquity written by Alberdina Houtman and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-11-30 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fact that religions show internal variation and develop over time is not only a problem for believers, but has also long engaged scholars. This is especially true for the religions of the ancient world, where the mere idea of innovation in religious matters evoked notions of revolution and destruction. With the emergence of new religious identities from the first century onwards, we begin to find traces of an entirely new vision of religion. The question was not whether a particular belief was new, but whether it was true and the two were no longer felt to be mutually exclusive. The present volume brings together articles that study this transformation, ranging from broad overviews to detailed case-studies.


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