Isbn: 9781107012035 - rethinking the gods: philosophical readings of religion in the post-hellenistic period (greek culture in the roman world) (4 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. Studies the dominant philosophical reflections on religion and the pantheon in the Post-Hellenistic period. Series: Greek Culture in the Roman World. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 586. . 2011. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 270 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Ancient philosophers had always been fascinated by religion. From the first century BC onwards the traditionally hostile attitude of Greek and Roman philosophy was abandoned in favour of the view that religion was a source of philosophical knowledge. This book studies that change, not from the usual perspective of the history of religion, but as part of the wider tendency of Post-Hellenistic philosophy to open up to external, non-philosophical sources of knowledge and authority. It situates two key themes, ancient wisdom and cosmic hierarchy, in the context of Post-Hellenistic philosophy and traces their reconfigurations in contemporary literature and in the polemic between Jews, Christians and pagans. Overall, Post-Hellenistic philosophy displayed a relatively high degree of unity in its ideas on religion, which should not be reduced to a preparation for Neoplatonism.…