Religious competition in the Greco-Roman world

Ancient Sources IndexModern Authors Index; Subject Index

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Society of Biblical Literature, Annual Meeting (Author) ; Society of Biblical Literature, Religious Competiton in Late Antiquity Unit (Other)
Contributors: DesRosiers, Nathaniel P. (Editor) ; Vuong, Lily C. 1978- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Atlanta SBL Press 2016
In:Year: 2016
Series/Journal:Writings from the Greco-Roman world Supplement series Number 10
Society of Biblical Literature. Writings from the Greco-Roman world Supplement series Number 10
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Late Antiquity / Non-Christian religion / Church / Interfaith dialogue / Competition
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
BE Greco-Roman religions
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Competition
B Church
B History of religion
B Interfaith dialogue
B Electronic books Conference papers and proceedings History Conference papers and proceedings
B Church History Congresses Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Non-Christian religion
B Greece Congresses Religion History Greece Rome (Empire)
B Rome Congresses Religion History
B Christianity and other religions Congresses
B Christianity and other religions Congresses Greek History
B Christianity and other religions Congresses Novel History
B Classical antiquity
B Electronic books
B Late Antiquity
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Ancient Sources IndexModern Authors Index; Subject Index
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction: Conflict, Cooperation, and Competition in Antiquity ; Part 1: Competition and Material Culture; Introduction: Competition and Material Culture through Real and Imagined Spaces ; The Perils of Idolatrous Garb; The Philosopher Type in Late Roman Art; Suns, Snakes, and Altars; "Built from the Plunder of Christians"; Part 2: Competition and Neoplatonism; Introduction: Defining Competition in Neoplatonism; Origen's Allegoresis of Plato's and Scripture ""Myths"" ; The Neoplatonic Transmission of Ancient Wisdom
Julian's Philosophy and His Religious ProgramPart 3: Religious Experts and Popular Religion; Introduction: Competition Between Experts and Nonexperts; Why Expert versus Nonexpert Is Not Elite versus Popular Religion; Great Is the Mystery of Piety; Nuptial Imagery, Christian Devotion, and the Marriage Debate in Late Roman Society ; Competing for the Competitors; Part 4: Competition and Relics; Introduction: The Competition for Relics in Late Antiquity; Relics? What Relics?; A Hair's Breadth; Promoting a Cult Site without Bodily Relics; From Asclepius to Simeon; Bibliography; Contributors
Item Description:"Papers represented in this volume were delivered at the Society of Biblical Literature's Religious Competition in Late Antiquity unit between 2012 and 2014 ... over thirty papers presented at the Society of Biblilcal Literature annual meeting"--Introduction. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
ISBN:0884141578