Religions of the Hellenistic-Roman Age

Religions of the Hellenistic-Roman Age is a superb introduction to the principal Western religions and their philosophical counterparts from the beginnings of Alexander the Great's empire in 331 B.C.E. to the emergence of the Christian world in the fourth century C. E. Anton?a Tripolitis, a noted scholar of Late Antiquity, examines the rise of the Hellenistic-Roman world and presents a comprehensive overview of its beliefs and practices, their socio-psychological and historical development, and the reasons for their success or failure. Her work explores Mithraism, Hellenistic Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism, and the philosophies of Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Middle Platonism. It also includes a review of the principal mystery cults, Demeter in Eleusis, Dionysus, Isis, and Cybele or Magna Mater.

Based on the most reliable and up-to-date research on the ancient world, this volume is valuable both as a general guide to ancient Western religion and as essential background reading for the study of early Christianity.

Author: Antonia Tripolitis
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 10/30/2001
Pages: 175
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.02w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9780802849137

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 11
Choice 06/01/2002 pg. 1788

About the Author
Tripolitis, Antonia: - Professor of Late Antiquity and Director of the ModernGreek Studies Program at Rutgers University in NewBrunswick, New Jersey. Her other books include TheDoctrine of the Soul in the Thought of Plotinus and Origen, Origen: A Critical Reading, and Kassia: The Legend, the Woman, and Her Work.

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