Lukian Von Samosata: Alexandros Oder Der Lugenprophet (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World)

Lukian Von Samosata: Alexandros Oder Der Lugenprophet (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World)

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Book Description
Lucian's Alexander the False Prophet is the only literary testimony to a highly influential cult of the `New Asclepios Glycon' which, as archaeological evidence continues to document, spread all over the eastern Mediterranean basin throughout the second and third centuries AD. This book offers an analysis of the complete manuscript tradition, a newly constituted text and a German translation. The extensive introduction deals with (1) the archaeological evidence, (2) the question of Lucian's historical reliability, (3) the reasons for Lucian's opposition to the oracle of Abonuteichos, (4) the institutions and the teaching of the cult at Abonuteichos. Furthermore, there is a commentary on all philological and historical questions and on those issues relevant to the history of religions. Lucian's Alexander is not one of his satirical bravuras, but a strikingly successful attempt at writing a work of contemporary history - a practical example of what the author himself has theoretically discussed in his work, How to Write History.

Language Notes
Text: German (translation)
Original Language: Greek

Lukian Von Samosata: Alexandros Oder Der Lugenprophet (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World),Ulrich Victor,Brill Academic Publishers,9004107924,Architecture,Historical Archaeology,History,History Of Religion (General),Interior Design - General,Religion,Sociology,Alexander

Book Contents:

1. Mary Emmerling's American Country West
2. Medieval Muslim Scholar at Work: Ibn Tawus and His Library (Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Science)
3. Modern Societies & the Science of Religions: Studies in Honour of Lammert Leertouwer (Studies in the History of Religions, 95.)
4. Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible: From Ibn Rabban to Ibn Hazm (Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Science)
5. Mysticism and Politics: A Critical Reading of Fi Zilal Al- Qur'an by Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966). (Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East ... Studies of the Middle East and Asia)
6. Narrative Analogy in the Hebrew Bible: Battle Stories and Their Equivalent Non-Battle Narratives (Supplements to Vetus Testamentum)
7. Naturwissenschaft Bei Den Arabern Im 10. Jahrhundert N. Chr. (Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Science)
8. New Essays on the Political Thought of the Huguenots of the Refuge (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History)
9. Oral Performance and Its Context (Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum)
10. Paper Details (The Details Series)

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