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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Weitere Verfasser: Kippenberg, Hans Gerhard (HerausgeberIn) , Sṭrumzah, Gedalyahu Gʹ. (HerausgeberIn)
Dokumenttyp: Konferenzschrift
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Leiden New York Brill 1995
Schriftenreihe:Studies in the history of religions volume 65
In: Studies in the history of religions (volume 65)

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DOI:10.1163/9789004378872
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Verfasserangaben:edited by Hans G. Kippenberg and Guy G. Stroumsa
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Proceedings of a meeting held June 1-4, 1993, at the Werner Reimers-Stiftung, Bad Homburg, Germany
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:Online Resource
ISBN:9789004378872
DOI:10.1163/9789004378872