Buch, Englisch, 527 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 854 g
Buch, Englisch, 527 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 854 g
Reihe: Princeton Readings in Religions
ISBN: 978-0-691-05751-4
Verlag: Princeton University Press
This is an unprecedented collection of nearly seventy Late Antique primary religious texts. These texts--all in new English translation and many appearing in English for the first time--represent every major religious current from the late first century until the rise of Islam. Produced through the efforts of thirty-six leading scholars in the field, they constitute a comprehensive view of religious practice in Late Antiquity.Religious life and performance during this period comprised diverse, often unusual practices. Philosophical ascent, magic, legal pronouncement, hymnography, dietary and sexual restriction, and rhetoric were all part of this deeply fascinating world. Religious and political identity often intertwined, as reflected in the Roman persecution of Christians. And a fluid boundary between religion and superstition was contested in daily life. Many practices, including ascetic training, crossed religious boundaries. Others, such as "incubation" at specific temples and certain divination rites, were distinctive practices of individual groups and orders.Intrinsically interesting, the practice of religion in the Late Antique also edifies modern-day religious life. As this volume shows, the origins of the contemporary Western religious terrain can be gleaned in this period. Rabbinic Judaism flourished and spread. Christianity developed still-important theological categories and structures. And even movements that did not survive intact--such as Neoplatonism and the once-powerful Manichaean churches--continue to influence religion today.This rich sourcebook includes discussions of asceticism, religious organization, ritual, martyrdom, religion's social implications, law, and theology. Its unique emphasis on practice and its inclusion of texts translated from lesser-known languages advance the study of religious history in several directions. A strong interdisciplinary orientation will reward scholars and students of religion, theology, gender studies, classical literatures, and history. Each text is accompanied by an introduction and a bibliography for further reading and research, making the book appropriate for use in any university or seminary classroom.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Princeton Readings in Religions vii
Conventions ix
Contributors xv
Introduction - Richard Valantasis 3
Inventing the Individual: Biography
1. The First Sahidic Life of Pachomius - James E. Goehring 19
2. Philostratus of Athens, Life of Apollonius of Tyana - Megan H. Williams 34
3. Porphyry, On the Life of Plotinus and the Order of His Books - Richard Valantasis 50
Refashioning the Person: Asceticism
4. Evagrius Ponticus on Prayer and Anger - Columba Stewart OSB 65
5. Pseudo-Athanasius, Discourse on Salvation to a Virgin - Teresa M. Shaw 82
6. Basil of Caesarea, The "Prooemium" of the Regulaefusius tractatae - Lawrence J. Altepeter 100
7. Sermons of Columbanus - Arthur G. Holder 109
8. Manichaean Asceticism - Jason David BeDuhn 122
Founding Religious Movements: Organizations - 9. Talmudic Texts and Jewish Social Life - Daniel Boyarin 133
10. Julian "the Apostate," Against the Galileans - Elizabeth Geraldine Burr 143
11. A Thriving Native Cult in the Fifth Century and Its Demise under Coptic Monks - David Frankfurter 156
12. The Cologne Mani Codex - Ellen Bradshaw Aitken 161
13. Tales of Holy Fools - Derek Krueger 177
Locating Religion in Society: Community
14. Vision for the City: Nisibis in Ephrem's Hymns on Nicomedia - David Bundy 189
15. Acts of Thomas: Scene One - David G. Hunter 207
16. An Anonymous Letter to a Woman Named Susanna - Maureen A. Tilley 218
17. A Plea to a Local God for a Husband's Attentions - David Frankfurter 230
18. Bishop Avitus of Vienne to His Excellency Ansmundus - Maureen A. Tilley 232
19. Chrysostom's Catecheses: A Hermeneutic of Social Institutions - Arthur B. Shippee 235
20. John Chrysostom, Sermons on City Life - Blake Leyerle 247
Regulating Religious Expression: Law
21. Laws on Religion from the Theodosian and Justinianic Codes - Matthew C. Mirow and Kathleen A. Kelley 263
22. The Acts of the Council of Aquileia (381 C.E.) - Kenneth B. Steinhauser 275
23. Canons of the Council in Trullo (692 C.E.) - James C. Skedros 289
Creating Religious Ceremonial: Ritual
24. The Mithras Liturgy and Sepher Ha-Razim - Kimberly B. Stratton 303
25. Manichaean Ritual - Jason David BeDuhn 316
26. The Seal of the Merkavah - Michael D. Swartz 322
27. Anonymous Spanish Correspondence; or the Letter of the "She-ass" - Virginia Burrus and Tracy Keefer 330
28. Amuletic Invocations of Christ for Health and Fortune - David Frankfurter 340
Singing Divine Praises: Hymnody
29. The Hymns of Ambrose - Carl P. E. Springer 347
30. Hymns to Mary, the Mother of God, the Theotokos - Vasiliki Limberis 357
31. Manichaean Hymnody - Jason David BeDuhn 364
32. An Isis Aretalogy from Kyme in Asia Minor, First Century B.C.E. - Gail Corrington Streete 369
Sacrificing Self to God: Martyrology
33. The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity - Maureen A. Tilley 387
34. The Martyrs of Lyons - Frederick W. Weidmann 398
35. The Martyrdom of Habbib the Deacon - Robert Doran 413
36. 4 Maccabees - Clayton N. Jefford 424
Enlivening Thought: Philosophy and Theology
37. Gregory Nazianzen, Homily on the Nativity of Christ - Nonna Verna Harrison 443
38. Texts on Iconoclasm: John of Damascus and the Council of Hiereia - David Vila 454
39. Asterius of Amasea Ekphrasis on the Holy Martyr Euphernia - Elizabeth A. Castelli 464
40. Christian Oracle Shrines - David Frankfurter 469
41. Popular Religious Practices in Fifth-Century Egypt - David Frankfurter 473
42. The Zenith and Destruction of a Native Egyptian Oracle in 359 C.E. - David Frankfurter 476
43. Manichaean Theology - Jason David BeDuhn 481
44. lamblichus, de Mysteriis, Book 1, The de Mysteriis Peter T. Struck 489
Index 507
