Making mysteries: from the "Untergang der Mysterien" to imperial mysteries ; social discourse in religion and the study of religion
This article considers the "fate" of Graeco-Roman mysteries in late Antiquity in the context of the gradual Christianising of the Roman Empire. It is argued that the mysteries of the imperial era were themselves contributing to and demonstrative of the social ideology underlying the making...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2005
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Religion & theology
Year: 2005, Volume: 12, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 262-307 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Roman Empire
/ Mysteries
/ Civil religion
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BE Greco-Roman religions |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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