How Do We Explain the Quiet Demise of Graeco-Roman Religion? An Essay
Abstract Until now, the relatively quiet transition from traditional Graeco-Roman religion to Christianity has gone unexplained. In dialogue with James Rives and Jörg Rüpke, I argue that Christianity made better use than its religious competition of long-term trends in the Roman Empire, such as expa...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2021
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Jahr: 2021, Band: 68, Heft: 2/3, Seiten: 230-271 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Römisches Reich
/ Religion
/ Untergang
/ Christianisierung
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Religionswissenschaft AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion BE Griechisch-Römische Religionen CC Christentum und nichtchristliche Religionen; interreligiöse Beziehungen |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
importance of gods
B Christianization B “superlativism” B Urban Religion B regional differentiation B Sacrifice B Graeco-Roman religion B Literacy B demise of religions |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Abstract Until now, the relatively quiet transition from traditional Graeco-Roman religion to Christianity has gone unexplained. In dialogue with James Rives and Jörg Rüpke, I argue that Christianity made better use than its religious competition of long-term trends in the Roman Empire, such as expanding literacy, the rejection of sacrifice, the movement toward monotheism, and the closing of the distance between gods and their faithful. The growing skepticism within the city elites regarding the credibility of its traditional religion, the decrease in investments in its material side, and the strength of the Christian organizations were additional factors together with contingent events, such as Constantine’s victory and his long rule. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5276 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685276-12341622 |