Rethinking the gods: philosophical readings of religion in the Post-Hellenistic period
"Ancient philosophers had always been fascinated by religion. From the first century BC onwards the traditionally hostile attitude of Greek and Roman philosophy was abandoned in favour of the view that religion was a source of philosophical knowledge. This book studies that change, not from the...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Cambridge [u.a.]
Cambridge Univ. Press
2011
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| Dans: | Année: 2011 |
| Édition: | 1. publ. |
| Collection/Revue: | Greek culture in the Roman world
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Religion
/ Cosmogonie
/ Philosophie
/ Histoire 200 avant J.-C.-100
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Cosmologie
B Philosophy, Ancient B Religion Philosophy History B Religion B Religion Philosophy B Philosophie B Geschichte 200 v.Chr. - 100 B Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
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| Résumé: | "Ancient philosophers had always been fascinated by religion. From the first century BC onwards the traditionally hostile attitude of Greek and Roman philosophy was abandoned in favour of the view that religion was a source of philosophical knowledge. This book studies that change, not from the usual perspective of the history of religion, but as part of the wider tendency of Post-Hellenistic philosophy to open up to external, non-philosophical sources of knowledge and authority. It situates two key themes, ancient wisdom and cosmic hierarchy, in the context of Post-Hellenistic philosophy and traces their reconfigurations in contemporary literature and in the polemic between Jews, Christians and pagans. Overall, Post-Hellenistic philosophy displayed a relatively high degree of unity in its ideas on religion, which should not be reduced to a preparation for Neoplatonism"-- "Ancient philosophers had always been fascinated by religion. From the first century BC onwards the traditionally hostile attitude of Greek and Roman philosophy was abandoned in favour of the view that religion was a source of philosophical knowledge. This book studies that change, not from the usual perspective of the history of religion, but as part of the wider tendency of Post-Hellenistic philosophy to open up to external, non-philosophical sources of knowledge and authority. It situates two key themes, ancient wisdom and cosmic hierarchy, in the context of Post-Hellenistic philosophy and traces their reconfigurations in contemporary literature and in the polemic between Jews, Christians and pagans. Overall, Post-Hellenistic philosophy displayed a relatively high degree of unity in its ideas on religion, which should not be reduced to a preparation for Neoplatonism"-- |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-268) and index |
| ISBN: | 1107012031 |