An Ancient Theory of Religion examines a theory of religion put forward by Euhemerus of Messene (late 4th - early 3rd century BCE) in his lost work Sacred Inscription, and shows not only how and why euhemerism came about but also how it was - and still is - used.
An Ancient Theory of Religion examines a theory of religion put forward by Euhemerus of Messene (late 4th - early 3rd century BCE) in his lost work Sacred Inscription, and shows not only how and why euhemerism came about but also how it was - and still is - used.
Nickolas P. Roubekas is a postdoctoral research fellow at the School of Ancient Languages and Text Studies, North-West University, South Africa. He received his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the Aristotle University, Greece, and held research and teaching positions at the University of South Africa and the University of Aberdeen, UK.
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Acknowledgments Introduction: Why Study Euhemerism? 1. Euhemerus's Euhemerism 2. Before Euhemerus 3. Returning to the Sources 4. Euhemerism and Atheism 5. Euhemerus, Divine Kingship, and Irony 6. Citing the Citations: Anti-'Pagan' Euhemerism and Identity Formation 7. Turning the Tables: Anti-Christian Euhemerism in Celsus 8. Seeing 'Euhemerism' Everywhere Afterword: On the Use and Abuse of a Theory Index
Acknowledgments Introduction: Why Study Euhemerism? 1. Euhemerus's Euhemerism 2. Before Euhemerus 3. Returning to the Sources 4. Euhemerism and Atheism 5. Euhemerus, Divine Kingship, and Irony 6. Citing the Citations: Anti-'Pagan' Euhemerism and Identity Formation 7. Turning the Tables: Anti-Christian Euhemerism in Celsus 8. Seeing 'Euhemerism' Everywhere Afterword: On the Use and Abuse of a Theory Index
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