b| GOSA c| GOSA j| GOSA

a| 9783631658512 c| hardback

a| 9783653050820 c| online

a| (BeLVLBS)9992187403101471

a| (EXLNZ-32KUL_LIBIS_NETWORK)9992187403101471

a| DLC b| eng e| rda

a| Conversion and initiation in antiquity b| shifting identities - creating change c| Birgitte Secher Bøgh, (ed.).

a| Frankfurt am Main b| Peter Lang c| 2014.

a| 311 pages c| 24 cm.

a| text 2| rdacontent

a| unmediated 2| rdamedia

a| volume 2| rdacarrier

a| Early Christianity in the context of antiquity v| 16

a| Papers originally presented at a conference held in Ebeltoft, Denmark, December 1st-4th, 2012, at Aarhus University.

a| In life and death: choice and conversion in the cult of Dionysos -- Becoming Christian in Carthage in the Age of Tertullian -- Conversion in the oldest Apocryphal acts -- Human and divine agency in conversion in apologetic writings of the second century: to dance with angels -- Ontological conversion: a description and analysis of two case studies from Tertullian's de Baptismo and Iamblichus' De mysteriis -- Agents of apostasy, delegates of disaffiliation -- Change and continuity: reading anew Augustine's conversion -- The devil is in the details' Hellenistic mystery initiation rites: bridge-burning or bridge-building? -- Conversion, conflict, and the drama of social reproduction: narratives of filial resistance in early Christianity and modern Britain -- There and back again: temporary immortality in the Mithras liturgy -- Identity formation through catechetical teaching in early Christianity -- The role of religious education in six of the pagan religions of the Hellenistic-Roman period -- Educating a Mithraist -- Observations on late antique rabbinic sources on instruction of would-be converts -- The role of philosophy and education in apologists' conversion to Christianity: the case of Justin and Tatian.

a| Includes bibliographical references and index.

a| Conversion v| Congresses

a| Initiation rites x| Religious aspects v| Congresses.

a| Psychology, Religious v| Congresses.

a| Church history y| Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 v| Congresses.

a| Christianity and other religions x| Greek v| Congresses.

a| Christianity and other religions x| Roman v| Congresses.

a| Religious education x| History v| Congresses.

2| UDC a| 27 <063> x| Kerkgeschiedenis--Congressen

a| Conferences - Meetings

a| Bøgh, Birgitte 4| edt

a| Conference Conversion and Initiation in Antiquity c| Ebeltoft d| 12.2012 4| oth

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