Seeing the God Ways of Envisioning the Divine in Ancient Mediterranean Religion

"When people prayed, they expected their gods to come," wrote Robin Lane Fox, providing the impetus for this volume of collected essays exploring the concept of how the ancients “envisioned” the deities within various ancient religious traditions. The perspectives of Judaism, Gnosticism, S...

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Calaway, Jared, Calaway, Jared C., French, Todd, Lillie, Celene, McGuckin, John A., Mcguckin, John A., Pettis, Jeff, Pettis, Jeffrey B. (HerausgeberIn), Trostyanskiy, Sergey
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press [2013]
Zusammenfassung:
"When people prayed, they expected their gods to come," wrote Robin Lane Fox, providing the impetus for this volume of collected essays exploring the concept of how the ancients “envisioned” the deities within various ancient religious traditions. The perspectives of Judaism, Gnosticism, Syriac Christianity, Byzantium, and Classical Greco-Roman religion and philosophy are considered. Specific emphasis is given to phenomena such as dreams, visions, and initiatory rites mediating the divine encounter
Umfang:
1 online resource (240 p.)
Schriftenreihe:
Perspectives on Philosophy and Religious Thought
ISBN:
9781463234881
DOI:
10.31826/9781463234881
Schlagworte:
RELIGION / General
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