Encyclopedia of Religious and Philosophical Writings in Late Antiquity

Pagan, Judaic, Christian
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-391-04140-0
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Buch, Englisch, 468 Seiten, Gewicht: 1020 g

The 'Encyclopedia of Religious and Philosophical Writings in Late Antiquity' offers easily accessible introductions to the content and historical setting of the main writings of Greco-Roman paganism, early Judaism, and formative Christianity from the period of Alexander the Great to Mohammed. Examining over seven hundred ancient texts, the 'Encyclopedia' provides for each document details of authorship and provenance, a statement of the text’s content and place within its religious tradition, a listing of editions and commentaries, and a bibliography of the pertinent scholarly literature. The 'Encyclopedia of Religious and Philosophical Writings in Late Antiquity' is an unparalleled resource both for general readers and for scholars of ancient religion and philosophy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Neusner, Jacob

Avery-Peck, Alan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
List of Contributors
Abbreviations
Dictionary A-Z
Index of Ancient Authors

Über Autor(innen)

Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology and a Senior Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. He is a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University and Member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He holds sixteen honorary degrees and academic medals.
Alan J. Avery-Peck is Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts. He is, along with Jacob Neusner and William S. Green, editor of the Encyclopaedia of Judaism (second revised edition, Brill, 2006).
Contributors are forty-five of the top scholars in North America, Europe, Australia, and Israel in the fields of ancient religion and philosophy.