One God (eBook, ePUB)

Pagan Monotheism in the Roman Empire
Redaktion: Mitchell, Stephen

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Graeco-Roman religion in its classic form was polytheistic; on the other hand, monotheistic ideas enjoyed wide currency in ancient philosophy. This contradiction provides a challenge for our understanding of ancient pagan religion. Certain forms of cult activity, including acclamations of 'one god' and the worship of theos hypsistos, the highest god, have sometimes been interpreted as evidence for pagan monotheism. This book discusses pagan monotheism in its philosophical and intellectual context, traces the evolution of new religious ideas in the time of the Roman empire, and evaluates the usefulness of the term 'monotheism' as a way of understanding these developments in later antiquity outside the context of Judaism and Christianity. In doing so, it establishes a framework for understanding the relationship between polytheistic and monotheistic religious cultures between the first and fourth centuries AD.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511846823
• Artikelnr.: 52887546

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: the debate about pagan monotheism Stephen Mitchell and
Peter Van Nuffelen; 2. Pagan monotheism as a religious phenomenon Peter Van
Nuffelen; 3. Pagan ritual and monotheism John North; 4. The case for pagan
monotheism in Greek and Graeco-Roman antiquity Michael Frede; 5. Monotheism
between cult and politics: the themes of the ancient debate between pagan
and Christian monotheism Alfons Fürst; 6. The price of monotheism: some new
observations on a current debate about late antiquity Christoph Markschies;
7. Megatheism: the search for the almighty god and the competition of cults
Angelos Chaniotis; 8. Deus deum¿summorum maximus (Apuleius): ritual
expressions of distinction in the divine world in the imperial period
Nicole Belayche; 9. Further thoughts on the cult of Theos Hypsistos Stephen
Mitchell.