Purity and the Forming of Religious Traditions in the Ancient Mediterranean World and Ancient Judaism

Bibliographic Data

ID23804391
AuthorsChristian Frevel (0000-0003-2816-1191), Christophe Nihan (0000-0001-6894-4014)
Year2013
Publication date2013-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenuePurity and the forming of religious traditions in the ancient Mediterranean world and ancient Judaism (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/9789004232297
OpenAlexW2478632537
ISBN9789004232297
LanguageEN
Citations received13

Focusing on concepts, practices and images associated with purity in the ancient Mediterranean, this volume contributes new aspects to the current discussion about the forming of religious traditions, from a comparative perspective that acknowldges individual developments, mutual exchanges, as well as transcultural processes.; Readership: Scholars interested in the history of religions, religious contacts and social-cultural interactions in Antiquity, purity and impurity in the ancient Mediterranean world, as well as mechanisms of social control and regulation in ancient societies.

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Judaism · Mediterranean climate · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Philosophy

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