‘Salvation’ (Soteria) and Ancient Mystery Cults
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it was often held that ancient mystery cults were ‘religions of salvation’ (Erlösungsreligionen). Such interpretations have been criticised by Walter Burkert in Ancient Mystery Cults (1987), who argued against the other-worldly character of Greek mysteries....
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2017
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| In: |
Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Year: 2017, Volume: 18/19, Issue: 1, Pages: 255-282 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Greece (Antiquity)
/ Religion
/ Eschatology
/ Greek language
/ sōtēria
/ Redemptive religions
/ Mysteries
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| IxTheo Classification: | AA Study of religion AG Religious life; material religion BC Ancient Orient; religion BE Greco-Roman religions |
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