{"product_id":"hellenistic-religions-9780195043914","title":"Hellenistic Religions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a brief and lively introduction to the religious institutions, beliefs and practices of the Graeco-Roman world during the `Hellenistic Age'' (c.300 BC-300 AD). Discussion of the various phenomena of Hellenistic religion is organized around the three classic types: piety, mystery, and gnosis. As the author follows the historical development of these phenomena, he demonstrates the effect of religion on two fundamental transformations of the Hellenistic world-view. The first of these is the transformation of the understanding of the structure of the cosmos from the archaic to the `Ptolemaic'' view. The second transformation is what Martin describes as a shift in the relative importance of masculine and feminine god-images. He concludes with a discussion of late Hellenistic religion''s interaction with and influence on early Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'a brief but very useful study of the diverse forms of religiosity in the Hellenistic period' Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 5 (1989)","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766801498455,"sku":"9780195043914","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780195043914.jpg?v=1758711303","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hellenistic-religions-9780195043914","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}