Churches or Books?: Sethian Social Organization
Scholars have disagreed about the level of group structure in Sethianism. Drawing on Rodney Stark and William Bainbridge's distinction between "cult movements" and "audience cults," the paper argues that Sethianism for the most part must have had a relatively weak group stru...
| Published in: | Journal of early Christian studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
1995
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 1995, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 109-122 |
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| Summary: | Scholars have disagreed about the level of group structure in Sethianism. Drawing on Rodney Stark and William Bainbridge's distinction between "cult movements" and "audience cults," the paper argues that Sethianism for the most part must have had a relatively weak group structure, similar to that characteristic of ancient astrology and other occult lore. Evidence for this thesis includes the surprising lack of firsthand information about Sethianism's social character, the extent of its internal variation, and its parasitic character. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.0.0030 |