The End of Sacrifice
Religious Transformations in Late Antiquity
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Preface
Preface to the American Edition
1. A New Care of the Self
2. The Rise of Religions of the Book
3. Transformations of Ritual
4. From Civic Religion to Community Religion
5. From Wisdom Teacher to Spiritual Master
Index
“Stroumsa’s effort to unravel the complicated maze of ideas that comprises the intellectual heritage of the ancient world is truly remarkable. Perhaps the most admirable quality of this book is its ability to find the common threads of unity among ancient religions without disparaging the differences between them. . . . It is certainly worth reading.”
“A daring book, particularly in its underlying suggestion that Judaism should be seen as both anticipating and deeply influencing the late-antique shift in religious perceptions. By taking Judaism as a marker for religious change in late Antiquity, Stroumsa confronts the reader with an original historical narrative, and offers one possible (if controversial) way of understanding this important process of transformation.”
History: Ancient and Classical History
Religion: Christianity | Comparative Studies and History of Religion | Judaism
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