Secrecy and Concealment : Studies in the History of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Religions /

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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Other Authors: Kippenberg, Hans G., Stroumsa, Guy G.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1995.

Series: Numen Book Series 65.
Numen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837.

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Secrecy > Religious aspects > Congresses.
Mediterranean Region > Religion > Congresses.
Middle East > Religion > Congresses.

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Call Number: BL687 .S43 1995

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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.
Item Description:Proceedings of a meeting held June 1-4, 1993, at the Werner Reimers-Stiftung, Bad Homburg, Germany.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004378872
ISSN:0169-8834 ;