Theorizing 'Religion' in Antiquity edited by Nickolas P. Roubekas ISBN: 9781781793565 (hb) DESCRIPTION: 9781781793572 (pb) This volume brings theoretical and methodological discussions from religious studies, ancient history, and classics to the study of ancient religions, thus attempting to bridge a disciplinary chasm PRICE: often apparent in the study of religions in antiquity. It examines theoretical discourses on the $115.00 (hb) specificity, origin, and function of 'religion' in antiquity, broadly defined here as the period from the $45.00 (pb) 6th century BCE to the 4th century CE. In addition, it explores the crucial question of what is meant by the term 'religion' and its applicability when employed to describe traditions that antedate the PUBLICATION DATE: historical periods known as the Enlightenment and the Reformation. Theorizing about religion is 01 May 2019 (hb) often seen as an accomplishment of modernity, neglecting the insights stemming from the 'pre- 01 May 2019 (pb) modern' period. The contributors to this volume offer detailed discussions and links between how the ancients theorized about their religions and how modern scholars discuss about such discourses in BINDING: their academic environments. Hardback & Paperback TABLE OF CONTENTS: SIZE: Series Editor Preface 6 x9 Phil Tite, University of Washington Editor Preface PAGES: 1. Introduction: The Present and Future of Ancient Religion 458 Brent Nongbri, Aarhus University PART I: FROM LANGUAGE TO METHOD PUBLISHER: 2. Our Language and Theirs: 'Religious' Categories and Identities Equinox Publishing Steve Mason, Groningen University 3. The Value(s) of Belief: Ancient Religion, Cognitive Science, and Interdisciplinarity IMPRINT: Jason P. Davies, University College London Equinox Publishing 4. Imagining Religion in Antiquity: A How To Kevin Schilbrack, Appalachian State University SERIES: PART II: THE GREEK WORLD Studies in Ancient Religion 5. Philosophical Reflections on the Presocratics: A Contribution to the Scientific Study of Religion and Culture Donald Wiebe, University of Toronto 6. Impiety and Versions of Rationalization of Religion in Classical Greece READER INTERESTS: Emese Mogyoródi, University of Szeged, Hungary Classics 7. Theorizing About (Which?) Origins: Herodotus on the Gods Religious Studies Nickolas P. Roubekas PART III: FROM MESOPOTAMIA TO ROME 8. Ancient Mesopotamian Scholars, Ritual Speech, and Theorizing Religion without 'Theory' or 'Religion' Alan Lenzi, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California 9. Magic and Religion in Ancient Egypt Rita Lucarelli, University of California, Berkeley 10. Manipulating 'Religion': The Egyptian Theologoumena in Diodorus Siculus Panayotis Pachis, Aristotle University 11. Metaphor and Religion in Ancient Rome Spencer E. Cole, University of Minnesota PART IV: FROM JUDAISM TO CHRISTIANITY 12. Defining Judaism: The Case of Philo Michael L. Satlow, Brown University 13. Religion, Geography, and the Impossibility of Jewish Identity Sarah Imhoff, Indiana University 14. Whither Shall We Go? Tertullian and Christian Identity Formation Nickolas P. Roubekas 15. The Anachronism of 'Early Christian Communities' Sarah E. Rollens, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee PART V: TOPICS IN THE STUDY OF (ANCIENT) RELIGION 16. Cognitive Study of (Ancient) Religions Leonardo Ambasciano, Masaryk University, Czech Republic 17. Cultural Geography Justin K. H. Tse, Northwestern University 18. Texts James Crossley, St Mary's University, London 19. Gender Irene Salvo, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany 21. Epilogue: The Jabberwocky Dilemma: Take Religion for Example Luther H. Martin, University of Vermont .