Eschatology in antiquity: forms and functions

"This collection of essays explores the rhetoric and practices surrounding views on life after death and the end of the world, including the fate of the individual, apocalyptic speculation and hope for cosmological renewal, in a wide range of societies from ancient Mesopotamia to the Byzantine...

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Contributors: Marlow, Hilary ca. 20./21. Jh. (Editor) ; Pollmann, Karla 1963- (Editor) ; Van Noorden, Helen 1981- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2021
In:Year: 2021
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Series/Journal:Rewriting antiquity
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Classical antiquity / Eschatology
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Eschatology, Ancient
Online Access: Table of Contents
Parallel Edition:Electronic