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Polymnia Athanassiadi
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Pagan Monotheism in Late Antiquity |
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English |
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Hardcover |
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224 |
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1999-10-21 |
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0198152523 |
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Oxford University Press, USA |
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0.95 pounds |
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8.37 x 0.62 x 5.41 inches |
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First Edition |
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Product Description
In this book distinguished experts from a range of disciplines (Orientalists, philologists, philosophers, theologians and historians) address a central problem which lies at the heart of the religious and philosophical debate of late antiquity. Paganism was not a unified tradition and consequently the papers cover a wide social and intellectual spectrum. Particular emphasis is given to several aspects of the topic: first, monotheistic belief in late antique philosophical ideals and its roots in classical antiquity and the Near East; second, monistic Gnosticism; third, the revelatory tradition as expressed in oracular literature; and finally, the monotheistic trend in popular religion.
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http://bookmooch.com/0198152523 |
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