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UNINA9910971941303321 |
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Autore |
Anderson Graham |
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Titolo |
Sage, saint and sophist : holy men and their associates in the early Roman Empire / / Graham Anderson |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1994 |
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0-415-75511-5 |
1-317-79967-4 |
1-315-81281-9 |
1-317-79966-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (303 p.) |
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Cults - Rome |
Prophets - Rome |
Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
Religious biography - Rome |
Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 CONCEPTS: THE HOLY MAN AND HIS MILIEUX; 2 VIEWPOINTS: PERCEPTIONS AND PERSPECTIVES; 3 PATTERNS: LIVES AND LIFESTYLES; 4 WISDOM: CRAFTS, CUNNING, CREDULITY; 5 ACCLAMATION: THE RHETORIC OF REVELATION; 6 ACTION: DISPLAY AND INTERVENTION; 7 ALLIANCE: DISCIPLES, CLIENTS, PATRONS; 8 OPPOSITION: FALSE PROPHETS, CHEATS AND CHARLATANS; 9 AUTHORITY: CAESARS, PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS; 10 TRAVEL: HOLY MEN ON THE MOVE; 11 REPRESENTATION: THE HOLY MAN IN FICTION; 12 PRESTIGE: THE ENHANCEMENT OF HOLINESS |
13 PROGRESS: CONTINUITIES AND COMPARISONS14 EPILOGUE: VARIETIES OF AMBIGUITY; Appendix: Jesus the Jew; Jesus the Magician; Notes; Select bibliography; Index |
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Holy men, both pagan and Christian are persistent and puzzling figures in the religious life of the Roman Empire. In this first historical study of Holy Men for more than half a century, Dr Anderson applies techniques |
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of literary analysis to throw light on the lifestyles and behaviour of these figures, from Jesus Christ to Peregrinus Proteus to dio Chrysostom, stressing their individuality as much as their common features.Sage, Saint and Sophist examines the variety of services, real or imaginary, that these colouful figures had to offer and how they maintained their credibility t |
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UNINA9910168754603321 |
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Titolo |
Religion and the state : a comparative sociology / / edited by Jack Barbalet, Adam Possamai, Bryan S. Turner |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London : , : Anthem Press, , 2011 |
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1-280-49109-4 |
9786613586322 |
0-85728-807-5 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 282 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Key Issues in Modern Sociology |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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States, consumption and managing religions / Bryan S. Turner, Adam Possamai and Jack Barbalet -- Religion in liberal and authoritarian states / Bryan S. Turner -- Religion in prisons and in partnership with the state / James A. Beckford -- The secularization thesis and the secular state : reflections with special attention to debates in Australia / Stephen Chavura -- Secularism, religion and the status quo / Gal Levy -- Managing China's Muslim minorities : migration, labor and rise of ethnoreligious consciousness among Uyghurs in urban Xinjiang / Reza Hasmath -- The tension between state and religion in American foreign policy / Douglas Porpora -- Church, state and society in post-communist Europe / Siniša Zrinščak -- Chinese religion, market society and the state / Jack Barbalet -- Hindu normalization, nationalism and consumer mobilization / Arathi Sriprakash and Adam Possamai -- Clash of secularity and religiosity : the staging of secularism and Islam |
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through the icons of Atatürk and the veil in Turkey / Meyda Yeǧenoǧlu -- Gramsci, Jediism, the standardization of popular religion and the state / Adam Possamai -- Concerning the current recompositions of religion and of politics / Patrick Michel -- Public religions and the state : a comparative perspective / Jack Barbalet, Adam Possamai and Bryan S. Turner. |
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This volume explores key issues in the modern tensions between state and religions by exploring a number of case studies from around the world. |
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