| Secrecy and Concealment: Studies in the History of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Religions Contributor(s): Kippenberg, Hans (Editor), Stroumsa, Guy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004102353 ISBN-13: 9789004102354 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $279.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: German Published: May 1995 Annotation: 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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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 291.1 |
| LCCN: 95002085 |
| Series: Numen Books: Studies in the History of Religions |
| Physical Information: 1.28" H x 6.46" W x 9.68" (1.96 lbs) 428 pages |