Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (192 pages)
ISBN:
9781350102637
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9781350102620
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9781350102804
Serie:
Scientific Studies of Religion
Inhalt:
"How should ancient religious ideas be approached? Is "religion" an applicable term to antiquity? Should classicists, ancient historians, and religious studies scholars work more closely together? Nickolas P. Roubekas argues that there is a disciplinary gap between the study of Greek and Roman religions and the study of "religion" as a category-a gap that has often resulted in contradictory conclusions regarding Graeco-Roman religion. This book aims to address this lack of interdisciplinary by providing an overview, criticism and assessment of this chasm. It provides a theoretical approach to this historical period, raising the issue of the relationship between "theory of religion" and "history of religion", and explores how history influences theory. It also presents an in-depth critique of some crucial problems that have been central to the discussions of scholars who work on Graeco-Roman antiquity, and offers solutions that may lead to a more scientific study of Graeco-Roman religions. In addressing these issues, Roubekas advocates for more interdisciplinarity between religious studies and classical studies, encouraging a re-examination of their approach to the study of religions of the past"--
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Acknowledgments -- 1. "Closing a Book None the Wiser"; Or Should a Scholar of Religion Happen to Meet a Classicist -- 2. Burning Bridges? -- 3. (No) Greek and Roman "Religions" -- 4. Comparative Nausea -- 5. The Departing Gods -- 6. Re(ap)proaching the Study of Greek and Roman Religions -- Appendix I-Re: Hesiod -- Appendix II-On Belief -- Appendix III-A Typology of Religions -- References -- Index.
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Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781350102613
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781350336247
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.5040/9781350102804
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