Hellenistic Religions An Introduction

Name: Hellenistic Religions An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780195043914

ISBN-10: 019504391X

ISBN-13: 9780195043914

Edition: 1987

Authors: Luther H. Martin

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This is a brief and lively introduction to the religious institutions, beliefs and practices of the Graeco-Roman world during the `Hellenistic Age' (c.300 BC-300 AD). Discussion of the various phenomena of Hellenistic religion is organized around the three classic types: piety, mystery, and gnosis. As the author follows the historical development of these phenomena, he demonstrates the effect of religion on two fundamental transformations of the Hellenistic world-view. The first of these is the transformation of the understanding of the structure of the cosmos from the archaic to the `Ptolemaic' view. The second transformation is what Martin describes as a shift in the relative importance…

Book details

List price: $79.99
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/19/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.19" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English