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245 10 a| Dynamics of monotheism in late antiquity /c| Guy G. Stroumsa.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-186) and index.;

520 a| "A chief aim of this book is to shed light, through the prism of the religious history of late antiquity, on the transformation mechanisms of religious ideas. In The End of Sacrifice: Religious Transformations in Late Antiquity, I had focused on rituals. Here, the emphasis is on theological conceptions. From early Christianity to the emergence of Islam, the long late antiquity denotes a truly revolutionary period in the history of religions. In many ways, religious ritual patterns and theological worldviews were then radically transformed throughout the Near East and the Mediterranean. In particular, the traditional polytheistic systems collapsed, giving way to various forms of monotheism and dualism. The present study seeks to analyze this multifaceted revolution as a whole, rather than focusing, as is usually the case, on distinct religious communities and traditions, such as Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Gnosticism, Christianity, Manichaeism and earliest Islam. Many of the elements of religious change in our period can be perceived as a praeparatio coranica, as it were, as they set the scene for the advent of Islam. The thrust of the book is to identify the key dynamics through which religious change happened in the kaleidoscope of religious conceptions. The analysis emphasizes the dialectics between monotheist and dualist perceptions and systems. It will also seek to identify the core elements of the Abrahamic religions in the making"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Dynamics of monotheism in late antiquity / Guy G. Stroumsa.

Author/creator	Stroumsa, Guy G. author.
Format	Book
Publication	Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Description	x, 189 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Monotheism--History of doctrines. Abrahamic religions--History. Europe--Religion. --History. --To 1500. Mediterranean Region--Religion. --History. --To 1500.

Series	Oxford studies in the Abrahamic religions Oxford studies in the Abrahamic religions. ^A1334339
Contents	Introduction : A religious revolution -- Origen, Plotinus, and Unio Mystica -- Henotheizing pagans and Abraham's religion -- Carieties of dualism -- A just God or a good God? -- Election and ethnicity -- Discourse and violence -- One God, one self? -- Conclusion : Political repercussions of monotheism.
Abstract	"A chief aim of this book is to shed light, through the prism of the religious history of late antiquity, on the transformation mechanisms of religious ideas. In The End of Sacrifice: Religious Transformations in Late Antiquity, I had focused on rituals. Here, the emphasis is on theological conceptions. From early Christianity to the emergence of Islam, the long late antiquity denotes a truly revolutionary period in the history of religions. In many ways, religious ritual patterns and theological worldviews were then radically transformed throughout the Near East and the Mediterranean. In particular, the traditional polytheistic systems collapsed, giving way to various forms of monotheism and dualism. The present study seeks to analyze this multifaceted revolution as a whole, rather than focusing, as is usually the case, on distinct religious communities and traditions, such as Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Gnosticism, Christianity, Manichaeism and earliest Islam. Many of the elements of religious change in our period can be perceived as a praeparatio coranica, as it were, as they set the scene for the advent of Islam. The thrust of the book is to identify the key dynamics through which religious change happened in the kaleidoscope of religious conceptions. The analysis emphasizes the dialectics between monotheist and dualist perceptions and systems. It will also seek to identify the core elements of the Abrahamic religions in the making"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-186) and index.
ISBN	9780198973386
ISBN	0198973381 (hardcover)

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