Group Identity and Religious Individuality in Late AntiquityEric Rebillard, Jorg Rupke To understand the past, we necessarily group people together and, consequently, frequently assume that all of its members share the same attributes. In this ground-breaking volume, Eric Rebillard and Jörg Rüpke bring renowned scholars together to challenge this norm by seeking to rediscover the individual and to explore the dynamics between individuals and the groups to which they belong. |
Contents
Religion and Religious Individuals | 29 |
Group Strategies and Individual Religiosity | 109 |
Individuals Identities and Religion | 245 |
Contributors | 319 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Group Identity and Religious Individuality in Late Antiquity Book collections on Project MUSE CUA studies in early Christianity, ISSN 2692-0050 |
| Editors | Eric Rebillard, Jorg Rupke |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | CUA Press, 2015 |
| ISBN | 0813227437, 9780813227436 |
| Length | 331 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Theology / History Religion / Christianity / History Religion / Theology |
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