Bianca M Dinkelaar
Biographic Data
| ID | 5900251 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bianca M Dinkelaar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bianca M |
| FAMILY NAME | Dinkelaar |
| SIGNATURE | DINKELAAR B M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8087-225X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mission Impossible
In places where, today, Christianity is successfully established, the historical narrative is often one of growth: tracing the path from the first converts to the seemingly inevitable triumph of Christianity. Within such a narrative, little attention is given to the failures and disappointments that occurred along the way. This article analyses a large collection of missionary letters from the recently digitized Nias archive of the Rheinische Mis…
Plato and the Language of Mysteries
Despite Plato’s repeated criticism of both μῦθοι and mystery cults, Orphism/Pythagoreanism and the Eleusinian Mysteries feature frequently in his dialogues. This paper uncovers the reason why, and the context in which, Plato employs motifs and language associated with these cults. Prevailing explanations in scholarship are shown to apply in some instances but not others, and to be largely insufficient in providing an underlying reason for Plato’s…
Plato and the Language of Mysteries
Despite Plato’s repeated criticism of both μῦθοι and mystery cults, Orphism/Pythagoreanism and the Eleusinian Mysteries feature frequently in his dialogues. This paper uncovers the reason why, and the context in which, Plato employs motifs and language associated with these cults. Prevailing explanations in scholarship are shown to apply in some instances but not others, and to be largely insufficient in providing an underlying reason for Plato’s…
Plato and the Language of Mysteries
Despite Plato’s repeated criticism of both μῦθοι and mystery cults, Orphism/Pythagoreanism and the Eleusinian Mysteries feature frequently in his dialogues. This paper uncovers the reason why, and the context in which, Plato employs motifs and language associated with these cults. Prevailing explanations in scholarship are shown to apply in some instances but not others, and to be largely insufficient in providing an underlying reason for Plato’s…
Mission Impossible
In places where, today, Christianity is successfully established, the historical narrative is often one of growth: tracing the path from the first converts to the seemingly inevitable triumph of Christianity. Within such a narrative, little attention is given to the failures and disappointments that occurred along the way. This article analyses a large collection of missionary letters from the recently digitized Nias archive of the Rheinische Mis…
Abandonment (legal (1 work) · Appeal (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Christian Theology and Mission (1 work) · Christianity (1 work) · Classical Antiquity Studies (1 work) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Criticism (1 work)