An ancient theory of religion : Euhemerism from antiquity to the present / / Nickolas P. Roubekas
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| Autore: |
Roubekas Nickolas P (Nickolas Panayiotis), <1979-, >
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| Titolo: |
An ancient theory of religion : Euhemerism from antiquity to the present / / Nickolas P. Roubekas
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge, , 2017 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (170 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 201/.3 |
| 201.3 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Euhemerism |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographic references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction: why study Euhemerism? -- Euhemerus's Euhemerism -- Before Euhemerus -- Returning to the sources -- Euhemerism and atheism -- Euhemerus, divine kingship, and irony -- Citing the citations: anti-pagan Euhemerism and identity formation -- Turning the tables: anti-Christian Euhemerism in Celsus -- Seeing "Euhemerism" everywhere -- Afterword: on the use and abuse of a theory. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "This book examines Euhemerism - a theory of religion developed by Euhemerus of Messene in the late 4th through early 3rd centuries BCE - tracing the history and reception of the theory in antiquity and in early Christianity, where it was adopted and reshaped for particular religious and ideological reasons. It shows how and why Euhemerism arose, how it was used, and how it significantly influenced theoretical discussions of religion from antiquity onward."-- |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Euhemerism from antiquity to the present |
| Titolo autorizzato: | An ancient theory of religion |
| ISBN: | 1-315-72587-8 |
| 1-317-53530-8 | |
| 1-317-53529-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910155115203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Routledge monographs in classical studies.