A companion to religion in late antiquity
Introduction / Nicholas J Baker-Brian, Josef Lössl -- Religion in Late Antiquity-Late Antiquity in Religion / Thomas E Hunt -- HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL APPROACHES. Religion in the Hellenistic and Early Post-Hellenistic Era / Josef Lössl -- Christianity and Paganism in the Roman Empire, 250-450 CE...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Hoboken, NJ
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
[2018]
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Blackwell companions to the ancient world
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religion
/ Late Antiquity
/ History 100-700
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| Further subjects: | B
Religion
History
B Collection of essays B Religion History History B Religion B Electronic books B History |
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Cover Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Introduction / Nicholas J Baker-Brian, Josef Lössl -- Religion in Late Antiquity-Late Antiquity in Religion / Thomas E Hunt -- HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL APPROACHES. Religion in the Hellenistic and Early Post-Hellenistic Era / Josef Lössl -- Christianity and Paganism in the Roman Empire, 250-450 CE / Mark Humphries -- The Latin West in the Period of Transition from "the Late Roman Empire" to "Early Medieval Europe" / Tom O'Loughlin -- The Celtic and Germanic West and North / Bernhard Maier -- The "Greek East" / Dirk Krausmüller -- Caucasia / Nikoloz Aleksidze -- The Rise of Monotheism in Arabia / Holger Zellentin -- Along the Nile / Paul Dilley -- Across the Indian Ocean / James M Hegarty -- Along the Silk Road / Max Deeg -- TRADITIONS AND IDENTITIES. The Beginnings of Jewish Late Antiquity / Hector M Patmore -- Christianity / Augustine Casiday -- Varieties of Christian Gnosis / Timothy Pettipiece -- A New Religion? The Emergence of Manichaeism in Late Antiquity / Nicholas J Baker-Brian -- Paleo-Islam / Aziz Al-Azmeh -- Hermetism / Claudio Moreschini -- The "Pagans" of Late Antiquity / Jan R Stenger -- Ancient Philosophy Transformed / Daniel King -- Astrology and Religion in Late Antiquity / Hannah Mace -- THEMES AND DISCUSSIONS. Life and Death in Late Antiquity / Lucy Grig -- Religion and the Body / Hannah Hunt -- Demons and Demonologies / Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe -- Religion, Medicine, and Health / Heidi Marx -- Religion, Warfare, and Demography / Mischa Meier -- The Scriptural Galaxy of Late Antiquity / Guy G Stroumsa -- Proscription of Sacred Texts in Late Antiquity / Mar Marcos -- Religious Expression in Art and Architecture / Emma Loosley -- Religious Expression in Music and Dance / Clemens Leonhard |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 17, 2018) |
| ISBN: | 1118968115 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1002/9781118968130 |