Concealment, Pseudepigraphy and the Study of Esotericism in Antiquity
Historians of antiquity and of the modern and postmodern world have made advances in defining esotericism and mysticism and ought to be in conversation with one another. Collaborative work among scholars of esotericism of diverse periods is at a beginning stage, despite shared methodologies and comm...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
| Проверить наличие: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Опубликовано: |
2015
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Aries
Год: 2015, Том: 15, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 1-9 |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Pseudepigraphy
esotericism
biblical studies
ancient judaism
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Volltext (Publisher) |
| Итог: | Historians of antiquity and of the modern and postmodern world have made advances in defining esotericism and mysticism and ought to be in conversation with one another. Collaborative work among scholars of esotericism of diverse periods is at a beginning stage, despite shared methodologies and commitment to undergirding studies in cultural and historical contexts. Contemporary study of esoteric rhetoric aids our understanding of hiddenness, secrecy and revelation in ancient Jewish and Christian texts. The practice of pseudepigraphy in antiquity, which obscures a text’s author, may be related, though, to religious experience or to a traditionary process. Scholars who are aware of misrepresentations of esotericism have a responsibility to consider manifold reasons for the practice of pseudepigraphy, in contrast to the scholars who associate use of pseudonyms with duplicity and malfeasance. |
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| Объем: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1570-0593 |
| Второстепенные работы: | In: Aries
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700593-01501002 |
