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Cults, Creeds and Identities in the Greek City After the Classical Age

Cults, Creeds and Identities in the Greek City After the Classical Age

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Series: Groningen-Royal Holloway Studies on the Greek City After the, Book 3

Religion General ArchaeologyAncient Greece

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ISBN10: 9042927143
ISBN13: 9789042927148
Publisher: Peeters
Published: Jun 19 2013
Pages: 411
Weight: 2.00
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.60 Depth: 9.70
Language: English
This volume investigates the complex and diverse developments in thereligious cultures of Greek cities after the classical age. Aninternational team of scholars considers the continuities of traditionalGreek religious practices, and seeks to understand the impact of newinfluences on those practices, notably the deeper engagement withJudaism and how the emergence of Christianity redefined polis religion.The essays illustrate the inadequacy of 'decline' as a model forunderstanding Greek religion, exploring how dynamic change in religiouslife corresponded to the transformations in the Greek city.
Thevolume explores how the citizens of the Greek city after the classicalage used religion to construct their cultural identities and politicalexperiences and how many of the features of traditional polis religionsurvived into and shaped the religious mentalities of the Christian era.

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