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Secrecy and Concealment: Studies in the History of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Religions

By Guy Stroumsa , Hans Kippenberg

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
1995
ISBN
9789004378872, 9004102353
Language
englishgerman
Format
PDF
Filesize
44 MB (45699996 bytes)
Series
Numen Book Series
Volume
65
Edition
1
Pages
406\428
Time added
2023-06-24 15:24:47

Description

This volume deals with secrecy and concealment in the history of mediterranean religions as pattern of social interaction. Secrecy is a powerful means in establishing identity and interaction as G. Simmel has demonstrated. Using his approach the scholars of this volume describe and explain the practical meaning of concealment in two different religious systems: in Egyptian and Greek polytheism and in Jewish, Christian, Gnostic and Shi'i monotheisms. This point of view reveals that all these religions shaped social norms concerning public and private aspects of the human self.

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