One god pagan monotheism in the Roman Empire
"Graeco-Roman religion in its classic form was polytheistic; on the other hand, monotheistic ideas enjoyed wide currency in ancient philosophy. This contradiction provides a challenge for our understanding of ancient pagan religion. Certain forms of cult activity, including acclamations of βss...
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New York
Cambridge University Press
c2010
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- Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: the debate about pagan monotheism S. Mitchell and P. Van Nuffelen; 2. Pagan monotheism as a religious phenomenon P. Van Nuffelen; 3. Pagan ritual and monotheism J. North; 4. The case for pagan monotheism in Greek and Graeco-Roman antiquity M. Frede; 5. Monotheism between cult and politics. The themes of the ancient debate between pagan and Christian monotheism A. Fu?rst; 6. The price of monotheism. Some new observations on a current debate about late antiquity C. Markschies; 7. Megatheism: the search for the almighty god and the competition of cults A. Chaniotis; 8. Deus deum ... summorum maximus (Apuleius). Ritual expressions of distinction in the divine world in the imperial period N. Belayche; 9. Further thoughts on the cult of Theos Hypsistos S. Mitchell.
