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008			130304s2010 us bc 001 eng
020			_a9780521194167 _q(hbk.)
040			_aGR-PaULI _cGR-PaULI
041	0		_aeng
082	1	4	_a211.34 _222nd ed.
245	1	0	_aOne god _bpagan monotheism in the Roman Empire _cedited by Stephen Mitchell, Peter van Nuffelen
260			_aNew York _bCambridge University Press _cc2010
300			_aix, 239 p. _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aMachine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: the debate about pagan monotheism S. Mitchell and P. Van Nuffelen; 2. Pagan monotheism as a religious phenomenon P. Van Nuffelen; 3. Pagan ritual and monotheism J. North; 4. The case for pagan monotheism in Greek and Graeco-Roman antiquity M. Frede; 5. Monotheism between cult and politics. The themes of the ancient debate between pagan and Christian monotheism A. Fu?rst; 6. The price of monotheism. Some new observations on a current debate about late antiquity C. Markschies; 7. Megatheism: the search for the almighty god and the competition of cults A. Chaniotis; 8. Deus deum ... summorum maximus (Apuleius). Ritual expressions of distinction in the divine world in the imperial period N. Belayche; 9. Further thoughts on the cult of Theos Hypsistos S. Mitchell.
520			_a"Graeco-Roman religion in its classic form was polytheistic; on the other hand, monotheistic ideas enjoyed wide currency in ancient philosophy. This contradiction provides a challenge for our understanding of ancient pagan religion. Certain forms of cult activity, including acclamations of β€ssone godβ€ss and the worship of Theos Hypsistos, the highest god, have sometimes been interpreted as evidence for pagan monotheism. This book discusses pagan monotheism in its philosophical and intellectual context, traces the evolution of new religious ideas in the time of the Roman empire, and evaluates the usefulness of the term β€ssmonotheismβ€ss as a way of understanding these developments in later antiquity outside the context of Judaism and Christianity. In doing so, it establishes a new framework for understanding the relationship between polytheistic and monotheistic religious cultures between the first and fourth centuries ad"--Provided by publisher.
650		4	_aΜονοθεϊσμός _xΙστορία _9131430
650		4	_aΠαγανισμός _xΙστορία _zΜεσόγειος _912426
651		4	_aΡώμη _xΘρησκεία _946778
700	1		_aMitchell, Stephen _d1948- _4edt _9131431
700	1		_aVan Nuffelen, Peter _4edt _9131432
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998			_cΑΝΔΡΙΚΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ _d2013-03
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