Religious and philosophical conversion in the ancient Mediterranean traditions
The interest in interdisciplinary research on the experience of religious conversion or spiritual transformation grows progressively. In light of this burgeoning area of study, this volume explores conversion or converting experience in the ancient Mediterranean with attention to early Judaism, earl...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Religious and philosophical conversion in the ancient Mediterranean traditions] (2023) (Gray, Patrick, 1970 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Ancient philosophy & religion
volume 5 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Antiquity
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ Religious life
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Conference program 2018 (Bonn) B Philosophy and religion |
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| Summary: | The interest in interdisciplinary research on the experience of religious conversion or spiritual transformation grows progressively. In light of this burgeoning area of study, this volume explores conversion or converting experience in the ancient Mediterranean with attention to early Judaism, early Christianity, and philosophy in the Roman empire. The contributions include both historical and philological reconstructions relying on source material and utilizing interdisciplinary approaches. Similarly, the authors analyze the literary use of the motif of conversion, the topic of philosophical conversion as well as ritual, social and embodied aspects of spiritual transformation |
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| Item Description: | Literaturangaben |
| ISBN: | 9004501770 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004501775 |