Seuchengötter, Heilungsgötter: konkurrierende Deutungen epidemischer Krankheiten in spätantiken Religionen und im antiken Christentum
The article discusses the impact of different ideas on epidemic, endemic, and pandemic diseases in antiquity, concentrating on the times of the New Testament and the early church. Different explanations of diseases coexist and to some degree compete: Diseases are sent by God for punishment and admon...
| Subtitles: | "Themenheft: Pest und andere Plagen. Vom Umgang mit Epidemien in der Antike" |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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De Gruyter
2021
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| In: |
Evangelische Theologie
Year: 2021, Volume: 81, Issue: 5, Pages: 350-361 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New Testament
/ Epidemic
/ Religion
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| IxTheo Classification: | BE Greco-Roman religions HC New Testament NBC Doctrine of God TB Antiquity |
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| Summary: | The article discusses the impact of different ideas on epidemic, endemic, and pandemic diseases in antiquity, concentrating on the times of the New Testament and the early church. Different explanations of diseases coexist and to some degree compete: Diseases are sent by God for punishment and admonition, caused by demons or magic, and in ancient medicine caused by strictly natural factors. Contrary to a common cliché, divine punishing is only a minor idea in reflections on disease, and natural causes are generally taken for granted. A demonological interpretation understands disease as something that is fought by Jesus and also by other charismatic healers in ancient Christianity. In this respect, early Christianity can be called a healing movement. |
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| ISSN: | 2198-0470 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Evangelische Theologie
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.14315/evth-2021-810506 |