The mystery-religions and christianity: a study in the religious background of early christianity
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Autor: Angus, Samuel
Jahr: 1928
CONTENTS
FOREWORD......
Page
vii
CHAPTER I
ORIENTATION : THE HISTORICAL CRISES OF THE GRAECO-
ROMAN WORLD IN THEIR BEARING UPON THE
MYSTERY-RELIGIONS AND CHRISTIANITY
Importance of the Hellenistic and Roman Age for subsequent
history, .......... ?
1. Bankruptcy of Greek religion and disintegrating influence of
Greek philosophy.......10-15
Greek religion in its conjunction with the city-state . . 11
Evolution under philosophy......12
Chief causes of failure........13
2. Alexander the Great.......15-22
The new Cosmopolitanism ....... 16
The Koiné.........17
Theocrasia ......... 17
Apotheosit ......... 20
Monotheism.........22
3. Appearance of the Jews in world-history.....22
The Diaspora ......... 23
Rise of Anti-Semitism ........ 25
Jewish propaganda—its success ...... 27
Fusion of Jewish and Hellenistic thought .... 29
4. The Romans in contact with the East ..... 30
Roman religion and foreign cults ..... 31
The religious crisis of the Second Punic War . ... 32
The Imperial Age · ....... 36
Drift toward Orientalism ....... 37
CONTENTS
CHAPTER II
WHAT IS A MYSTERY-RELIGION ?
page
Fragmentary nature of our sources ..... 39
Growth of Mystery-cults from humble origins .... 43
Four periods in their evolution ...... 44
A Mystery-Religion is :
1. A system of religious symbolism ...... 45
Materialistic Pantheism of Stoicism ..... 47
Allegorical interpretation ...... 49
2. A religion of redemption ....... 50
3. A gnosis .......... 52
4. A sacramental drama ....... 58
5. An eschatological religion ....... 63
6 Primarily a personal religion ...... 65
7. A cosmic religion ........ 67
CHAPTER III
THE THREE STAGES OF A MYSTERY
Immense varieties in the Mysteries......76
I. Preparation and probation ....... 77
Vows of secrecy and deterrent formulae .... 77
Confession.......... 80
Baptisms and lustral purifications . . . . .81
Sacrifices .......... 83
Ascetic preparations ........ 84
Pilgrimages of a penitential nature . , . . .86
Self-mortifications and mutilations . . . . .87
Other rites mentioned in ancient authors .... 90
Robing, crowning, enthroning ..... 91
II. Initiation and communion . . . . . . .91
Ceremonies of initiation ....... 92
Question of esoteric doctrines and catechumenate . . 93
The Taurobolium ........ 94
Regeneration ......... 95
Communion and union with the Deity .... 100
a. Ecstasis and Enthousiasmos ..... 101
b. Deification ........ 106
Mystic identification (Henosis) .... 109
Endowment with deathlessness by transubstantiation no
Divine indwelling ....... in
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c. Religious marriage . . . . . . .112
d. Sympathies with the Mystery-Deity .... 117
e. Divine services ........ 121
ƒ. Sacramental meals ....... 127
g. Contemplative adoration ...... 133
III. Epopteia and Blessedness ....... 135
Epiphany of the Deity . . . . . . . 135
Salvation in general ........ 137
Immortality ......... 139
CHAPTER IV
THE APPEAL OF THE MYSTERY-RELIGIONS
A Conditions favourable to the spread of the Mysteries :
Initial obstacles . . . . . . . .144
Spread promoted by :
1. Influence of Orphism . . . . . . .150
2. Collapse of the Polis ....... 156
3. Unification of mankind by Alexander and the Roman3 . 156
4. Powerful reflex action of the Orient upon the Occident . 157
5. Influence of the populace ...... 159
6. Astralism ......... 164
7. Resurgence of Chthonism ...... 169
CHAPTER V
THE APPEAL OF THE MYSTERY-RELIGIONS
Alleged reasons of their rapid spread . . . . . -175
B. The religious needs of the Graeco-Roman world and their
symptoms :
1. Individualism ........ 177
2. Syncretism ......... 187
Main causes of ....... 187
Extent of.........191
3. Religious private associations ...... 196
Extent and epoch-making character of . . . . 204
4. A new sense of sin and failure ..... 206
Circumstances developing such ..... 207
5. Asceticism ......... 216
Reasons for spread and persistence .... 217
6. Universal cry for salvation ...... 225
7 Yearning for immortality......230
CONTENTS
CHAPTER VI
THE DEFECTS OF THE MYSTERIES AND THEIR ULTIMATE
FAILURE
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Success of the Mysteries ........ 235
Views of ancient writers ........ 237
Prayers............240
Views of modern writers ........ 244
Ethical value . ........ 245
Four chief defects :
I. Atavism to primitive Naturalism ...... 247
a. Linked with a pseudo-religion. Magic, and with a pseudo-
science, Astrology ........ 249
3. Extreme individualistic-mystic types of religion . . .257
4. Vagueness, weak theologically .... . 262
CHAPTER VII
THE VICTORY OF CHRISTIANITY
Alleged reasons for its victory . ..... 273
Outstanding merits and chief weapons of its propaganda :
1. Intolerance ......... 277
2. Its genuine universality ... ... 283
3. Christian faith—a new religious force ..... 287
4. The Greek Bible ........ 297
3. A satisfying message for the widespread sorrow of the ancient
world .......... 304
6. An historic and personal centre ...... 309
BIBLIOGRAPHY :
Modern authorities . . . . . . . .315
Chief relevant ancient sources. ...... 332
INDEX :
Authors . . ........351
Subjects..............355
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