Cognitive Science, Ritual, and the Hellenistic Mystery Religions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20488068 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luther Martin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 383-395 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion and Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1023-0807 • E-ISSN: 1574-3012 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157430106779024644 |
| OpenAlex | W2077183839 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Much research in the cognitive science of religion has dealt with ritual. Two forms of ritual have been focused on, those characterised by repetition and routinisation, the characteristic most often attributed ritual, and the less noted forms in which ritual performance is infrequent and irregular but highly emotional and arousing. I hope, in this essay, to suggest the utility of cognitive theorising for the historical study of ritual with examples from the religions of the Roman Empire, especially, the Hellenistic Mystery Religions and the early Christianities, and to arouse interest in pursuing such studies further in the history of religions
Ancient history · Cognition · Cognitive science of religion · Empire · History of religions · Sociology · Anthropology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies
Coping with Images of Initiations in the Mithras Cult
The Ecology of Threat Detection and Precautionary Response from the Perspectives of Evolutionary Psychology, Cognitive Science and Historiography
Reflections on My Studies of the Roman Cults of Mithras for the Historical and Comparative Study of Religions
Mystery Cults and Visual Language in Graeco-Roman Antiquity
Ritual ties, ‘portable communities’, and the transmission of common knowledge through festival networks in the Hellenistic world
The ritual animal speaks again
| Citations per year | 0.46 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2024 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |