Sceptic and Believer in Ancient Mediterranean Religions (Hardcover)

What are the roles of doubt and scepticism in the religious landscape of the ancient Mediterranean? How is doubt expressed within a specific religious community, and what reactions does it provoke? How does "insider doubt" differ from the sceptical attitude of outsiders? Exploring these questions with respect to a wide range of religious contexts and topics (including early Christianity, Greco-Roman religions, Egyptian religions, astrology, and magic), the essays in this volume confirm the thesis that doubting one's own religious tradition is not simply a "Western" post-Enlightenment phenomenon. On the contrary, ancient religions offered opportunities and contexts wherein aspects of doubt are not just tolerated but accepted; moreover, doubt and scepticism concerning certain religious ideas or aspects of belief also motivated creative reinterpretation of those ideas.

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Imprint:	J.C.B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck)
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament, 443
Release date:	August 2020
Editors:	Babett Edelmann-Singer • Tobias Nicklas • Janet E Spittler • Luigi Walt
Dimensions:	163 x 238mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	349
ISBN-13:	978-3-16-156305-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > Ancient Greek religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > Ancient Roman religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The Bible > New Testament > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The Bible > New Testament > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > Ancient Greek religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > Ancient Roman religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology Books > Christianity > The Bible > New Testament Promotions
LSN:	3-16-156305-0
Barcode:	9783161563058

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