Secrecy and Concealment : : Studies in the History of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Religions / / edited by Hans G. Kippenberg and Guy G. Stroumsa.

This volume deals with secrecy and concealment in the history of mediterranean religions as pattern of social interaction. Secrecy is a powerful means in establishing identity and interaction as G. Simmel has demonstrated. Using his approach the scholars of this volume describe and explain the pract...

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Superior document:Studies in the history of religions, v. 65
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1995.
Year of Publication:1995
Language:English
German
Series:Numen Book Series 65.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 406 pages) :; illustrations.
Notes:Proceedings of a meeting held June 1-4, 1993, at the Werner Reimers-Stiftung, Bad Homburg, Germany.
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