Before religion a history of a modern concept

Examining a wide array of ancient writings, Nongbri demonstrates that in antiquity, there was no conceptual arena that could be designated as "religious" as opposed to "secular." He offers a concise and readable account of the emergence of the concept of religion

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Nongbri, Brent, 1977- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press [2013]
Materias:
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What do we mean by "religion"?
  • Lost in translation: inserting "religion" into ancient texts
  • Some (premature) births of religion in antiquity
  • Christians and "others" in the premodern era
  • Renaissance, reformation, and religion in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
  • New worlds, new religions, world religions
  • The modern origins of ancient religions
  • Conclusion: after religion?