The Invention of Idolatry

This essay examines the origins of the concept of idolatry in the ancient world. The discourse on idols and idolatry played a central role in the history of Western ideas about religion and religious diversity, framing much of the Christian debates on non-Christian religions, and eventually, on the...

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Main Author: Barbu, Daniel 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2022
In: History of religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 4, Pages: 389-418
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Idolatry / Christianity / Judaism / Church history studies 50-400
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
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