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Sceptic and Believer in Ancient Mediterranean Religions
Edelmann-Singer, Babett ; Nicklas, Tobias ; Spittler, Janet E. (Author)
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Mohr Siebeck
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Sceptic and Believer in Ancient Mediterranean Religions - Edelmann-Singer, Babett ; Nicklas, Tobias ; Spittler, Janet E.
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Synopsis "Sceptic and Believer in Ancient Mediterranean Religions"
What are the roles of doubt and scepticism in the religious landscape of the ancient Mediterranean? How is doubt expressed within a specific religious community, and what reactions does it provoke? How does "insider doubt" differ from the sceptical attitude of outsiders? Exploring these questions with respect to a wide range of religious contexts and topics (including early Christianity, Greco-Roman religions, Egyptian religions, astrology, and magic), the essays in this volume confirm the thesis that doubting one's own religious tradition is not simply a "Western" post-Enlightenment phenomenon. On the contrary, ancient religions offered opportunities and contexts wherein aspects of doubt are not just tolerated but accepted; moreover, doubt and scepticism concerning certain religious ideas or aspects of belief also motivated creative reinterpretation of those ideas.
