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... men's longing for supernatural aid : the temple of Aesculapius , god of healing , at Epidaurus , the oracles at Didyme and Clarus , the temple at Eleusis . The secret initiations which had long been practised at Eleusis were a guarantee ...
... men's longing for supernatural aid : the temple of Aesculapius , god of healing , at Epidaurus , the oracles at Didyme and Clarus , the temple at Eleusis . The secret initiations which had long been practised at Eleusis were a guarantee ...
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... men to unite in their worship - a desperate recourse to state - magic . If it is granted that the essential characteristics of the new religious feeling were men's longing for personal union with God and the assur- ance of happiness in ...
... men to unite in their worship - a desperate recourse to state - magic . If it is granted that the essential characteristics of the new religious feeling were men's longing for personal union with God and the assur- ance of happiness in ...
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... men's eyes , in solemn narratives , in deeds and encounters which took many forms , the suffering of quest- ing man and the peace of the devout who find their rest in God , while in the apse the image of Christ in Majesty proclaimed the ...
... men's eyes , in solemn narratives , in deeds and encounters which took many forms , the suffering of quest- ing man and the peace of the devout who find their rest in God , while in the apse the image of Christ in Majesty proclaimed the ...
Contents
THE CRISIS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD IN THE | 11 |
Intellectual and religious life | 28 |
Enemies of the ancient world external and internal | 50 |
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The Decline of Rome: The Metamorphosis of Ancient Civilization Joseph Vogt No preview available - 1993 |
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