Secrecy and concealment: studies in the history of mediterranean and Near Eastern religions
This volume deals with secrecy and concealment in the history of mediterranean religions as pattern of social interaction. Secrecy is a powerful means in establishing identity and interaction as G. Simmel has demonstrated. Using his approach the scholars of this volume describe and explain the pract...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | English German |
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Leiden New York
Brill
1995
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| Series: | Studies in the history of religions
volume 65 |
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Studies in the history of religions (volume 65)
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| Volumes / Articles: | Show Volumes / Articles. |
| DOI: | 10.1163/9789004378872 |
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| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004378872 Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004378872 
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| Author Notes: | edited by Hans G. Kippenberg and Guy G. Stroumsa |
| Summary: | This volume deals with secrecy and concealment in the history of mediterranean religions as pattern of social interaction. Secrecy is a powerful means in establishing identity and interaction as G. Simmel has demonstrated. Using his approach the scholars of this volume describe and explain the practical meaning of concealment in two different religious systems: in Egyptian and Greek polytheism and in Jewish, Christian, Gnostic and Shi'i monotheisms. This point of view reveals that all these religions shaped social norms concerning public and private aspects of the human self. |
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| Item Description: | Proceedings of a meeting held June 1-4, 1993, at the Werner Reimers-Stiftung, Bad Homburg, Germany Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9789004378872 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/9789004378872 |