عنوان

Cognitive Science, Ritual, and the Hellenistic Mystery Religions

Number

LA126382

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Cognitive Science, Ritual, and the Hellenistic Mystery Religions

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Luther Martin

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

Much research in the cognitive science of religion has dealt with ritual. Two forms of ritual have been focused on, those characterised by repetition and routinisation, the characteristic most often attributed ritual, and the less noted forms in which ritual performance is infrequent and irregular but highly emotional and arousing. I hope, in this essay, to suggest the utility of cognitive theorising for the historical study of ritual with examples from the religions of the Roman Empire, especially, the Hellenistic Mystery Religions and the early Christianities, and to arouse interest in pursuing such studies further in the history of religions. Much research in the cognitive science of religion has dealt with ritual. Two forms of ritual have been focused on, those characterised by repetition and routinisation, the characteristic most often attributed ritual, and the less noted forms in which ritual performance is infrequent and irregular but highly emotional and arousing. I hope, in this essay, to suggest the utility of cognitive theorising for the historical study of ritual with examples from the religions of the Roman Empire, especially, the Hellenistic Mystery Religions and the early Christianities, and to arouse interest in pursuing such studies further in the history of religions.

Date of Publication

2006

Physical description

383-395

Title

Religion and Theology

Volume Number

13/3-4

International Standard Serial Number

1574-3012

Luther Martin

Call Number

10.1163/157430106779024644

Electronic name

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[Article]

275578

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