Secrecy and Concealment : Studies in the History of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Religions /
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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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Proceedings of a meeting held June 1-4, 1993, at the Werner Reimers-Stiftung, Bad Homburg, Germany. :
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004378872 :
0169-8834 ;
Mediterranean peoples in transition : thirteenth to early tenth centuries BCE /
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"In honor of Professor Trude Dothan."
"First international symposium held by the Philip and Muriel Berman Center for Biblical Archaeology ..." :
xix, 481 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9652210366
9789652210364