Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berlin : , : De Gruyter
Soggetto topico	Religion - History Religions - History Civilization, Ancient Religions Antiquity Religion
Soggetto genere / forma	History Periodicals.
ISSN	1868-8888
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Periodico
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910449257503321

Autore	Converse Raymond W
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Algora Pub., c2003
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (244 p.)
Disciplina	211/.8
Soggetto topico	Atheism - History Religions - History
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	9786610655922 0-87586-229-2 1-280-65592-5 0-585-45084-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	The origin of religion : the earliest beliefs -- The early written records -- Modern religion in the Near East and Rome -- Christianity, Persia, and Islam -- Modern religious thought and the birth of atheism -- A redefinition of atheism -- Atheism as a positive social force -- Atheism in the U.S. -- Atheism as the arbiter of social self-interest -- The task of atheism -- Atheism and Islam.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910456129603321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Wiesbaden, Germany : , : Springer VS, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (202 pages)
Disciplina	930
Collana	Universal- und kulturhistorische Studien. Studies in Universal and Cultural History
Soggetto topico	Civilization, Ancient Religions Religions - History
ISBN	3-658-36989-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Intro -- Contents -- Crisis in Early Religion: An Introduction -- Bibliography -- The Crisis of Authentic Buddhavacana in Tipiaka: Is Early Buddhist Sangha´s Politics Responsible? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Modern Scholars´ Views -- 3 Textual Description of Ānanda´s Offence -- 4 Ānanda´s Reply to the Offences -- 5 Mutual Relation of Ānanda and Mahākassapa -- 6 The First Buddhist Council as a Foundation of the Second Buddhist Council -- 7 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Prajñāpāramitā as a Crisis-Marker in Buddhism -- References -- The Involvement of Buddhist Monks in the Court Intrigues in China and Japan During the Fourth to the Eighth Centuries -- References -- The Ugaritic Combat Myth and Egypto-Hittite Relations in the Late Bronze Age -- Bibliography -- Crises in the Hittite Religion: Examples of the Prayer of Kantuzili and Plague Prayers of Mursili II -- 1 Introductory Notes -- 2 The Signs of Religious Crises in the Hittite Prayers -- 3 Kantuzili and His God -- 4 The Laments of Mursili II -- 5 Crises, the Gods, and the Responsibilities of the King -- References -- Divine Justice and Human Competition: Signs of Crises in Archaic Greece -- 1 Gods and Justice in the Human World -- 2 The Crises in the World of Hesiod, Alkaios, Theognis and Solon -- 3 Continuity and Change in the Religious Expectations -- 4 Managing Competition: Social Background of the Religious Ideas -- References -- When Oracles Don´t Come True: Oedipus Tyrannus and Oracular Crisis -- References -- `The Athenian `Plague´: Religion, `Rationality´, and Ethics´ -- 1 Two Hippocratic Texts and their Challenge to the Religious Dimension of Disease -- 2 Case Study I: The Athenian Plague of 427 BC -- 3 Case Study II: Thucydides´ `Plague´ -- References -- A Crisis of `Atheism´ in Ancient Rome? On the Perception of Nonreligion as a Threat in the Roman Empire -- 1 Terminological Considerations. 1.1 `Atheism´ -- 1.2 Ancient Concepts of `Godlessness´ -- 1.3 The Sociological Concept of Nonreligion -- 2 Methodological Considerations -- 2.1 Social Act vs. Cognitive State -- 3 The Dangers of Nonreligion -- 4 Nonreligion and Crisis -- 4.1 Augustus´ Religious Policies -- 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Crisis and Transformation of Gnostic Christianity in Late Roman and Early Byzantine Egypt -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Problem of the End of Gnosticism in the Current Scholarship -- 3 Three Case Studies -- 3.1 On the Origin of the World -- 3.2 Pistis Sophia -- 3.3 P.Macq. 1 -- 4 Conclusion -- Bibliography.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910633921003321

Autore	Bulkeley Kelly <1962->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : New York University Press, c2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (345 p.)
Disciplina	204/.2
Soggetto topico	Dreams - Religious aspects - History Religions - History
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8147-8995-1 0-8147-9119-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Hinduism -- Chinese religions -- Buddhism -- Religions of the Fertile Crescent -- Religions of ancient Greece and Rome -- Christianity -- Islam -- Religions of Africa -- Religions of Oceania -- Religions of the Americas.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910454459503321

Autore	Bulkeley Kelly <1962->
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : New York University Press, c2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (345 p.)
Disciplina	204/.2
Soggetto topico	Dreams - Religious aspects - History Religions - History
ISBN	0-8147-8995-1 0-8147-9119-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Hinduism -- Chinese religions -- Buddhism -- Religions of the Fertile Crescent -- Religions of ancient Greece and Rome -- Christianity -- Islam -- Religions of Africa -- Religions of Oceania -- Religions of the Americas.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910819124603321