Sceptic and Believer in Ancient Mediterranean Religions
| Autor: | Babett Edelmann-Singer, Tobias Nicklas, Janet E. Spittler, Luigi Walt |
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| EAN: | 9783161592492 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | eBook |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 01.08.2020 |
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| Schlagworte: | Belief Doubt Early Christianity Greco-Roman Religions Miracles |
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What are the roles of doubt and scepticism in the religious landscape of the ancient Mediterranean? How is doubt expressed within a specific religious community, and what reactions does it provoke? How does 'insider doubt' differ from the sceptical attitude of outsiders? Exploring these questions with respect to a wide range of religious contexts and topics (including early Christianity, Greco-Roman religions, Egyptian religions, astrology, and magic), the essays in this volume confirm the thesis that doubting one's own religious tradition is not simply a 'Western' post-Enlightenment phenomenon. On the contrary, ancient religions offered opportunities and contexts wherein aspects of doubt are not just tolerated but accepted; moreover, doubt and scepticism concerning certain religious ideas or aspects of belief also motivated creative reinterpretation of those ideas.