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Early Christianity and Ancient Astrology explores a variety of responses to astrology, the most popular form of divination among early Christians in Greco-Roman antiquity. After a brief overview of ancient astrological theory and a survey of polemical responses to it, this book documents instances i...
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oapen-20.500.12657-596932022-11-24T03:11:55Z Early Christianity and Ancient Astrology Hegedus, Timothy Ancient;Astrologie;Astrology;Christianity;Church Father;Divination;Early;Early Christian diversity;Early Christianity;Frühchristentum;Greco-Roman religion;Hegedus;Inter-faith relation;Literatur;New Testament bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRC Christianity::HRCC Christian Churches & denominations::HRCC1 The Early Church bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBL History: earliest times to present day::HBLA Ancient history: to c 500 CE::HBLA1 Classical history / classical civilisation bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBL History: earliest times to present day::HBLC Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBT History: specific events & topics::HBTB Social & cultural history Early Christianity and Ancient Astrology explores a variety of responses to astrology, the most popular form of divination among early Christians in Greco-Roman antiquity. After a brief overview of ancient astrological theory and a survey of polemical responses to it, this book documents instances in which early Christian writers and communities incorporated astrology positively into their beliefs and practices. This study is of interest to students of early Christianity and of Greco-Roman religion and to those concerned with interfaith relations or with issues of Christian unity and diversity. It is particularly recommended for use in courses on the history of Christianity and on the religions of Greco-Roman antiquity. 2022-11-23T09:50:18Z 2022-11-23T09:50:18Z 2007 book 9780820472577 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/59693 eng Patristic Studies application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781453906187.pdf Peter Lang International Academic Publishers 10.3726/978-1-4539-0618-7 10.3726/978-1-4539-0618-7 e927e604-2954-4bf6-826b-d5ecb47c6555 9780820472577 6 410 Bern open access |
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Early Christianity and Ancient Astrology explores a variety of responses to astrology, the most popular form of divination among early Christians in Greco-Roman antiquity. After a brief overview of ancient astrological theory and a survey of polemical responses to it, this book documents instances in which early Christian writers and communities incorporated astrology positively into their beliefs and practices. This study is of interest to students of early Christianity and of Greco-Roman religion and to those concerned with interfaith relations or with issues of Christian unity and diversity. It is particularly recommended for use in courses on the history of Christianity and on the religions of Greco-Roman antiquity. |
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