Religious agency, identity, and communication: reflections on history and theory of religion

This paper discusses the applicability of recent theories of religion to the problem of describing and explaining religious transformation in the period between the final Bronze Age and Late Antiquity. Instead of evolutionist and cognitive approaches, it proposes a model of religion that tries to an...

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Main Author: Rüpke, Jörg 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2015]
In: Religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 45, Issue: 3, Pages: 344-366
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / Plot / Group identity / Communication / Religious life / Classical antiquity
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BE Greco-Roman religions
TB Antiquity
TD Late Antiquity
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Rights Information:InC 1.0