Axial civilizations and world history

A collection of essays by social theorists, historical sociologists and area specialists in classical, biblical and Asian studies. The contributions deal with cultural transformations in major civilizational centres during the "Axial Age", the middle centuries of the last millennium BCE, a...

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Altri autori: Jóhann Páll Árnason 1940- (Altro) ; Aizenshṭadṭ, Shemuʾel Noaḥ 1923-2010 (Altro) ; Wittrock, Björn 1945- (Altro)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Libro
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Leiden Boston Brill 2005
In:Anno: 2005
Periodico/Rivista:Jerusalem studies in religion and culture 1570-078X v. 4
Jerusalem studies in religion and culture v. 4
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Era assiale
Altre parole chiave:B Atti del convengo
B Social Change
B Conference papers and proceedings
B Historical Sociology
B Wereldgeschiedenis
B Social Change Congresses
B Social Change Congresses
B Culturen
B Era assiale
B Cultuurverandering
B Historical Sociology Congresses
B Historical Sociology Congresses
B Oudheid
B Civilization, Ancient Congresses
B Raccolta di saggi
B Civilization, Ancient Congresses
B Civilization, Ancient
B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Archaeology
B Electronic books Conference proceedings
Accesso online: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Edizione parallela:Non elettronico
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Riepilogo:A collection of essays by social theorists, historical sociologists and area specialists in classical, biblical and Asian studies. The contributions deal with cultural transformations in major civilizational centres during the "Axial Age", the middle centuries of the last millennium BCE, and their long-term consequences
Axial “Breakthroughs� and Semantic “Relocations� in Ancient Egypt and IsraelMesopotamian Vistas on Axial Transformations -- Zoroastrian Origins: Indian and Iranian Connections -- Axial Transformations within Ancient Israelite Priesthood -- The Jewish Historical Experience: Heterodox Tendencies and Political Dynamics in a De-territorialized Axial Civilization -- Polis, “the Political�, and Political Thought: New Departures in Ancient Greece, c. 800-500 BCE -- PART THREE: LATE ANTIQUITY AND BEYOND
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CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- GENERAL INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE: THEORETICAL APPROACHES -- Introduction: History, Theory and Interpretation -- The Axial Age and its Interpreters: Reopening a Debate -- The Meaning of the Axial Age -- Palomar�s Questions. The Axial Age Hypothesis, European Modernity and Historical Contingency -- Between Tradition and Christianity: The Axial Age in the Perspective of Béla Hamvas -- PART TWO: THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND ITS AXIAL PERIPHERIES -- Introduction: Archaic Backgrounds and Axial Breakthroughs
Introduction: Late Antiquity as a Sequel and Counterpoint to the Axial AgeCultural Memory in Early Christianity: Clement of Alexandria and the History of Religions -- “The Religion of Light�: On Mani and Manichaeism -- Arabia and The Heritage of the Axial Age -- PART FOUR: INDIAN AND CHINESE PERSPECTIVES -- Introduction: Extending the Axial Model to South and East Asia -- Axial Grammar -- Axialism and Empire -- Rethinking the Axial Age�The Case of Chinese Culture -- The Axial Millennium in China: A Brief Survey
The Ming-Qing Transition: Seventeenth-Century Crisis or Axial Breakthrough?PART FIVE: CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS -- Axial Civilizations and the Axial Age Reconsidered -- List of contributors -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:9004139559