Light against darkness : dualism in ancient Mediterranean religion and the contemporary world / / Armin Lange ... [et al.] (ed.).

• Superior document: Journal of ancient Judaism. Supplements ; v. 2
• Author: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Department of Religious Studies.
• TeilnehmendeR: Lange, Armin.; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Department of Religious Studies.; Duke University. Department of Religion.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Journal of ancient Judaism. Supplements ; v. 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 3666550169; 1280989939; 9786613761545; 3647550167
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Armin Lange ... [et al.] (ed.).

Hauptbeschreibung Light Against Darkness is comprised of articles that put on display the power and pervasiveness of dualistic thought. Dualism has proved a potent cultural tool for clarifying and ordering reality. Particularly in times of social stress and psychological insecurity, it can offer a valuable conceptual grid that provides orientation to the world and a clear sense of identity. At the same time, though, there are important questions to be asked about the social effects of binary thinking. As history amply illustrates, dualistic notions can readily be deployed to legitim