Conversion: The Old and the New in Religion from Alexander the Great to Augustine of Hippo - Couverture souple

Nock, A. D.

 
9781481311588: Conversion: The Old and the New in Religion from Alexander the Great to Augustine of Hippo
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ISBN 10 : 1481311581 ISBN 13 : 9781481311588
Editeur : Baylor University Press, 2019

Synopsis

Originally published in 1933, Conversion: The Old and the New in Religion from Alexander the Great to Augustine of Hippo remains one of the most influential studies of religion in the Hellenistic and Roman time periods. For years, Arthur Darby Nock was one of the world's leading authorities on the religions of later antiquity. In this book, Nock analyzes the religious environment in the Greco-Roman world to reveal what made Judaism and Christianity distinctive.

Nock compares the conversion process of Christianity with other religious options of the time, noting the differences. He traces the connections between Christianity and the culture into which it was born--a culture in which Christian beliefs and practices spread within households and along already established paths of trade to bridge social divides, offering a compelling alternative to traditional and contemporary cultic options. Through a deep examination of the psychology and circumstances of the Greco-Roman period, Nock concludes that Christianity succeeded, in part, because it acquired and adapted various aspects of other religions and philosophies that possessed popular appeal.

Now with a new introduction by Clare K. Rothschild (Lewis University), this new edition of Conversion revitalizes a work that continues to speak. Conversion is still an essential read for anyone attempting to understand the complex relationships among religion, culture, and the rise of Christianity.

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À propos de l?auteur

A. D. Nock (1902 -1963) was the Frothingham Professor of the History of Religion at Harvard University. He was for years one of the world's leading authorities on the religions of later antiquity. He is also the author of Early Gentile Christianity and Its Hellenistic Background and Essays on Religion and the Ancient World.

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Éditeur
Baylor University Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1481311581
ISBN 13 
9781481311588
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
309
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9780801859106: Conversion: The Old and the New in Religion from Alexander the Great to Augustine of Hippo

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0801859107 ISBN 13 :  9780801859106
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998
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