Hellenistic religions : an introduction
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Hellenistic religions : an introduction
Oxford University Press, 1987
- pbk. : alk. paper
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Includes bibliographies and index
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ISBN 9780195043907
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An introduction to the religious institutions, beliefs, and practices of the Graeco-Roman world during the 'Hellenistic Age'.
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pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780195043914
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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.
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