| Description |
xii, 309 pages ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Oxford paperbacks ; no. 30 |
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Oxford paperbacks ; no. 30
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| Contents |
1. The idea of conversion -- 2. The idea of conversion and Greek religion before Alexander the Great -- 3. Greeks in the East after Alexander -- 4. the opposite current -- 5. The path to rome -- 6. How Eastern cults travelled -- 7. The appeal of these cults -- 8. The success of these cults in the Roman Empire -- 9. The conversion of Lucius -- 10. The last phase -- Conversion to philosophy -- 12. The spread of Christianity as a social phenomenon -- 13. The teachings of christianity as viewed by a pagan -- 14. Three types of conversion. Justin, Arnobius, Augustine |
| Summary |
A study of the circumstances and psychology of religious conversion during the last three centuries before Christ and the first four of the Christian era. The central theme is, of course, Christianity and its converts, of whom St. Augustine of Hippo is the great example; but the author also discusses the influence of philosophy, notably on Julian, and surveys the non-Christian religions of the ancient world, the way in which they spread and the measure of their success. The book is written in untechnical language for the general reader, and it will be of equal interest to students of the Roman Empire and to students of the general problem of religious conversion |
| Analysis |
11030 religion to 499 |
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Christianity - Early church, ca. 30-600 |
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Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
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Conversion - History |
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Cults - Rome |
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Rome - Religion |
| Notes |
Includes bibliography |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [272]-302) and index |
| Subject |
Christianity and other religions.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Conversion -- History.
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Cults -- Rome.
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Psychology, Religious.
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96009771
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Rome http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039816 -- Religions
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| LC no. |
61065952 |
| ISBN |
019881030X (paperback) |
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