From Jupiter to Christ
Author | : Jörg Rüpke (theoloog) |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198703723 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198703724 |
Rating | : 4/5 (724 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis From Jupiter to Christ by : Jörg Rüpke (theoloog)
Download or read book From Jupiter to Christ written by Jörg Rüpke (theoloog) and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging from a decade of research, From Jupiter to Christ demonstrates that the decisive change within the Roman imperial period was not a growing number of religions or changes in their ranking and success, but a modification of the idea of "religion" and a change in the social place of religious practices and beliefs.