Celsus in his world: philosophy, polemic and religion in the second century
"Celsus penned the earliest known detailed attack upon Christianity. While his identity is disputed and his anti-Christian treatise, entitled the True Word, has been exclusively transmitted through the hands of the great Christian scholar Origen, he remains an intriguing figure. In this interdi...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Cambridge New York
Cambridge University Press
2021
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| Em: | Ano: 2021 |
| Volumes / Artigos: | Mostrar volumes / artigos. |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Celsus, Philosophus ca. 2. Jh.
/ Filosofia cristã
/ Antijudaísmo
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| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Celsus (Platonic philosopher) (active 180) Congresses
B RELIGION / Christian Church / History B Civilization, Greco-Roman Congresses B Christian civilization Congresses B Contribuição 20.03.2018-21.03.2018 (Cambridge) |
| Resumo: | "Celsus penned the earliest known detailed attack upon Christianity. While his identity is disputed and his anti-Christian treatise, entitled the True Word, has been exclusively transmitted through the hands of the great Christian scholar Origen, he remains an intriguing figure. In this interdisciplinary volume, which brings together ancient philosophers, specialists in Greek literature, and historians of early Christianity and of ancient Judaism, Celsus is situated within the cultural, philosophical, religious and political world from which he emerged. While his work is ostensibly an attack upon Christianity, it is also the defence of a world in which Celsus passionately believed. It is the unique contribution of this volume to give voice to the many dimensions of that world in a way that will engage a variety of scholars interested in late antiquity and the histories of Christianity, Judaism and Greek thought"-- |
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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 110883244X |