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Redefining Ancient Orphism - A Study in Greek Religion (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R2,584
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Redefining Ancient Orphism - A Study in Greek Religion (Hardcover, New): Radcliffe G. Edmonds, III

Redefining Ancient Orphism - A Study in Greek Religion (Hardcover, New)

Radcliffe G. Edmonds, III

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This book examines the fragmentary and contradictory evidence for Orpheus as the author of rites and poems to redefine Orphism as a label applied polemically to extra-ordinary religious phenomena. Replacing older models of an Orphic religion, this richer and more complex model provides insight into the boundaries of normal and abnormal Greek religion. The study traces the construction of the category of 'Orphic' from its first appearances in the Classical period, through the centuries of philosophical and religious polemics, especially in the formation of early Christianity and again in the debates over the origins of Christianity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A paradigm shift in the study of Greek religion, this study provides scholars of classics, early Christianity, ancient religion and philosophy with a new model for understanding the nature of ancient Orphism, including ideas of afterlife, cosmogony, sacred scriptures, rituals of purification and initiation, and exotic mythology.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 2013
First published: November 2013
Authors: Radcliffe G. Edmonds, III
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-03821-9
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > Ancient Greek religion
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > Ancient Greek religion
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LSN: 1-107-03821-9
Barcode: 9781107038219

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