The Mystery Religions
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The Mystery Religions And Christianity
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Author : S. Angus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-26
The Mystery Religions And Christianity written by S. Angus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-26 with categories.
2021 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. Facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This book is generally considered the most useful single work in English on the subject and provides a solid background in the various forms of religious experience that are grouped together under the term Mystery-Religious. Mystery religion were any of various secret cults of the Greco-Roman world that offered to individuals religious experiences not provided by the official public religions. They originated in tribal ceremonies that were performed by peoples in many parts of the world. Whereas in these tribal communities almost every member of the clan or the village was initiated, initiation in Greece became a matter of personal choice. The mystery religions reached their peak of popularity in the first three centuries a.d. Their origin, however, goes back to the earlier centuries of Greek history. The main characterization of these religions is the secrecy associated with the particulars of the initiation and the ritual practice, which was never revealed to outsiders. The most famous mysteries of Greco-Roman antiquity were the Eleusinian Mysteries, which were of considerable antiquity and predated the Greek Dark Ages. The mystery schools flourished in Late Antiquity. Contents: Orientation: the historical crises of the Graeco-Roman world in their bearing upon the mystery-religions and Christianity -- What is a mystery-religion? -- The three stages of a mystery -- The appeal of the mystery-religions (a) -- The appeal of the mystery-religions (b) -- The defects of the mysteries and their ultimate failure -- The victory of Christianity.
The Mystery Religions
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Author : S. Angus
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-04-30
The Mystery Religions written by S. Angus and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-30 with Philosophy categories.
Classic study explores the Eleusinian mysteries of ancient Greece; Asiatic cults of Cybele, the Magna Mater, and Attis; Dionysian groups; Orphics; Egyptian devotees of Isis and Osiris; Mithraism; and others.
The Mystery Religions
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Author : Samuel Angus
language : en
Publisher: Dover Publications
Release Date : 2011-11
The Mystery Religions written by Samuel Angus and has been published by Dover Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11 with History categories.
This classic study offers an understanding of the ancient religious cults, exploring their appeal and eventual failure in the face of Christianity. Topics include the Eleusinian mysteries of ancient Greece; Asiatic cults of Cybele, the Magna Mater, and Attis; Dionysian groups; Orphics; Egyptian devotees of Isis and Osiris; Mithraism; and others.
The Ancient Mysteries
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Author : Marvin W. Meyer
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 1999-05-07
The Ancient Mysteries written by Marvin W. Meyer and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-05-07 with History categories.
Zeus and the other gods of shining Olympus were in reality divine only by popular consent. Over the course of time Olympian luster diminished in favor of religious experiences more immediate to the concerns of people living in an increasingly cosmopolitan ancient world. These experiences were provided by the mysteries, religions that flourished particularly during the Hellenistic period and were secretly practiced by groups of adherents who decided, through personal choice, to be initiated into the profound realities of one deity or another. Unlike the official state religions, in which people were expected to make an outward show of allegiance to the local gods, the mysteries emphasized an inwardness and privacy of worship within a closed band of initiates. In this book, Marvin W. Meyer explores the sacrifices and prayers, the public celebrations and secret ceremonies, the theatrical performances and literary works, the gods and goddesses that were a part of the mystery religions of Greece in the seventh century B.C. to the Judaism and Christianity of the Roman world of the seventh century A.D.
St Paul And The Mystery Religions
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Author : H. A. A. Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2017-03-10
St Paul And The Mystery Religions written by H. A. A. Kennedy and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-10 with Religion categories.
"Ours is an age of new things. In no province is this more apparent than in that of New Testament interpretation. And no section of the New Testament continues to stimulate more revolutionary theories than the Pauline Epistles. It is true that discussions of authenticity have lost the importance assigned to them by scholars of the earlier time, like Baur, or by later critical investigators, like Van Manen. The emphasis has been shifted. The primary question at issue is the essential nature of St. Paul's view of the Christian faith." -- From Chapter One
The Mystery Religions And The New Testament
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Author : Henry C. Sheldon
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2010-08-07
The Mystery Religions And The New Testament written by Henry C. Sheldon and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-07 with categories.
The Mystery Religions and the New Testament by Henry C. Sheldon. CONTENTS: Preface--A Glance at the Characteristic Features of the Mystery Religions--Some Special Phases in the Content or History of the Mystery Religions--Distinctive Points in Which the Mystery Religions Show Agreement or Contrast with Christianity--The Question of Paul's Indebtedness to the Mystery Religions for Characteristic Terms and Ideas--The Question of Paul's Indebtedness to the Mystery Religions for His Conceptions of Baptism and the Eucharist--The Question op the Indebtedness op the Johannine Writings, and of Other Portions of the New Testament, to the Mystery Religions--Conclusion. Reproduction of 1918 Edition.
The Mystery Religions
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Author : Samuel Angus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Mystery Religions written by Samuel Angus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Christianity and other religions categories.
Hellenistic Mystery Religions
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Author : Richard Reitzenstein
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 1978-01-01
Hellenistic Mystery Religions written by Richard Reitzenstein and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-01-01 with Religion categories.
The Mystery Religions And Christianity
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Author : Samuel Angus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10
The Mystery Religions And Christianity written by Samuel Angus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with categories.
This is a new release of the original 1925 edition.
Ancient Mystery Cults
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Author : Walter Burkert
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1989-10-15
Ancient Mystery Cults written by Walter Burkert and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-10-15 with Religion categories.
The foremost historian of Greek religion provides the first comprehensive, comparative study of a little-known aspect of ancient religious beliefs and practices. Secret mystery cults flourished within the larger culture of the public religion of Greece and Rome for roughly a thousand years. This book is neither a history nor a survey but a comparative phenomenology, concentrating on five major cults. In defining the mysteries and describing their rituals, membership, organization, and dissemination, Walter Burkert displays the remarkable erudition we have come to expect of him; he also shows great sensitivity and sympathy in interpreting the experiences and motivations of the devotees.