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Languages and linguistic diversity in Late Antique Mediterranean religions / Yuliya Minets
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Minets, Yuliya, author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements in religion in late antiquity, 2633-8602
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historical linguistics--Mediterranean Region.
- Historical linguistics.
- Classical antiquities.
- Multilingualism--Mediterranean Region--Religious aspects.
- Multilingualism.
- Multilingualism--Mediterranean Region--History.
- Mediterranean Region--Religion.
- Mediterranean Region.
- classical archaeology.
- Multilingualism--Religious aspects.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Summary:
- "This Element is a study in cultural history, focusing on ancient Mediterranean religious traditions during the second to the early seventh centuries CE and their attempts to provide theologically sound explanations for the existence of multiple languages. The goal is to deliver a concise but balanced and, as far as possible, comprehensive treatment of the ideas about languages, linguistic diversity, and foreign language speakers across religious traditions in Late Antiquity. Therefore, this Element assumes a comparative perspective. Besides taking into account the inner heteroglossia of early Christianity, the Element examines sources associated with Greco-Roman polytheism, various forms of Judaism, Manicheism, and other hybrid religious forms during the late Roman and early post-Roman eras"-- Cambridge Core
- Contents:
- Early Christianities
- Late Antique Judaism
- Greco-Roman polytheism
- Manicheism
- Magic, apocrypha, and prophetic speech
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 19, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Minets, Yuliya Languages and linguistic diversity in Late Antique Mediterranean religions
- ISBN:
- 9781009511629
- 1009511629
- 9781009511636
- 1009511637
- OCLC:
- 1596765039
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000412318
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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