Pagan monotheism in late antiquity / edited by Polymnia Athanassiadi and Michael Frede.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Athanassiadi, Polymnia, editor.

Frede, Michael, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monotheism--History.

Monotheism.

Rome--Religion.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this text experts from a range of disciplines address a central problem which lies at the heart of the religious and philosophical debate of late antiquity.

Contents:

Towards monotheism / M.L. West

Monotheism and pagan philosophy in later antiquity / Michael Frede

Monotheism in the gnostic tradition / John Dillon

The cult of Theos Hypsistos between pagans, Jews, and Christians / Stephen Mitchell

The Chaldean oracles: theology and theurgy / Polymnia Athanassiadi

The significance of the speech of Praetextus / Wolf Liebeschuetz.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-00632-6

1-280-44476-2

0-19-154145-1

1-4237-6941-4

OCLC:

1027193371