Format:
1 Online-Ressource (618 p.)
ISBN:
9789004232297
,
9789004232105
Series Statement:
Dynamics in the History of Religions
Content:
Focusing on concepts, practices and images associated with purity in the ancient Mediterranean, this volume contributes new aspects to the current discussion about the forming of religious traditions, from a comparative perspective that acknowldges individual developments, mutual exchanges, as well as transcultural processes.; Readership: Scholars interested in the history of religions, religious contacts and social-cultural interactions in Antiquity, purity and impurity in the ancient Mediterranean world, as well as mechanisms of social control and regulation in ancient societies
Note:
English
Language:
Undetermined
Author information:
Frevel, Christian 1962-
