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Pagan and Christian in an Age of Anxiety: Some Aspects of Religious Experience from Marcus Aurelius to Constantine

By Eric Robertson Dodds

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1965
ISBN
0521385997, 9780521385992
LCC
BL53 .D615 1990
Google Books ID
VBI6JppgQBAC
Open Library ID
OL1659887M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
51 MB (53310855 bytes)
Edition
2000
Pages
144\159
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

Drawing on the abundant material available for the study of religious experience in late antiquity, Professor Dodds examines the personal religious attitudes and experiences common to pagans and Christians in the period between Marcus Aurelius and Constantine. World-hatred and asceticism, dreams and states of possession, and pagan and Christian mysticism are all discussed. Finally, Dodds considers both pagan views of Christianity and Christian views of paganism as they emerge in the literature of the time. Although primarily written for social and religious historians, this study will also appeal to all those interested in the ancient world and its thought.

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