Religion, Institutions and Society in Ancient Rome
John Scheid
Religion, Institutions and Society in Ancient Rome - Collège de France 2013
Open Access
By opposing sectarian discourses with the universal weapons of history, philology and anthropology, in short, the entire arsenal of science and reason, the history of religions of the past enables us to deflate modern myths, and not only those of others but also our own. It allows us to identify the projection, in the imaginary past, of the “origins” of nationalist, religious or racist fantasies, and to disarm exaggerated interpretations of the sacred texts. Within nations inherited from the ...
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English
9782722602663
institutions ancient history archeology religion history of religions
Religion, Institutions and Society in Ancient Rome - Collège de France 2013
Open Access
By opposing sectarian discourses with the universal weapons of history, philology and anthropology, in short, the entire arsenal of science and reason, the history of religions of the past enables us to deflate modern myths, and not only those of others but also our own. It allows us to identify the projection, in the imaginary past, of the “origins” of nationalist, religious or racist fantasies, and to disarm exaggerated interpretations of the sacred texts. Within nations inherited from the ...
All rights reserved
English
9782722602663
institutions ancient history archeology religion history of religions