DIVINATION IN DER KIRCHLICHEN DISZIPLIN DES SPÄTANTIKEN WESTENS: Überlegungen vor dem Hintergrund des Identitätsdiskurses

Divination and divinatory practices are the subjects not only of Christian late antique writers, but also of numerous councils. Bishops deal with divination by trying to prohibit it. This essay gives an overview of the ecclesiastical discipline on divination in the West of the Roman Empire and explo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum. - Münster, Westf. : Aschendorff, 1958. - 61(2018), Seite 262-275
1. Verfasser: Hornung, Christian 1981- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:German
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum
Schlagworte:BISHOPS CHRISTIANS DISCIPLINE DISCOURSE DIVINATION ROMAN Empire, 30 B.C.-A.D. 476 Wahrsagen Konzil Bischof Frühchristentum
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Zusammenfassung:Divination and divinatory practices are the subjects not only of Christian late antique writers, but also of numerous councils. Bishops deal with divination by trying to prohibit it. This essay gives an overview of the ecclesiastical discipline on divination in the West of the Roman Empire and explores the connection with the identity discourse, which, in recent times, has become more and more important in classical studies.
ISSN:0075-2541