This volume examines the way the Belgian historian of religions Franz Cumont (1868–1947) and his contemporaries conceived of early Christianity's relation to the ancient mystery cults. As the comparative study of religion rose to academic prominence in late 19th century Europe, this question provoked fiery debates, fuelling methodological, ideological, and religious divides between scholars of different scientific and personal backgrounds. Cumont was a worldwide authority in the scientific study of the religions orientales, but he expressed his opinion on their relation to Christianity only ambiguously. Yet, his publications deeply impacted the debates of his time because of the numerous similarities they revealed between Christian and pagan traditions. Written by specialists from various academic disciplines (e.g., history of religions, theology, New Testament studies), this collection of papers offers a much-needed study of how Cumont and other leading 19th century scholars discussed this theme. It also offers critical reflections on what is left of their ideas in present-day research on this most fascinating subject matter in the study of ancient religion.
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Memory and Religious Experience in the Greco-Roman World
Divination in the Ancient World : Religious Options and the Individual
Religious Associations in the Post-Classical Polis
Ruling the Greek World : Approaches to the Roman Empire in the East
Citizenship and Empire in Europe 200–1900 : The Antonine Constitution after 1800 years
The Gods of Greek Hexameter Poetry : From the Archaic Age to Late Antiquity and Beyond
Burial Rituals, Ideas of Afterlife, and the Individual in the Hellenistic World and the Roman Empire
Norm and Exercise : Christian asceticism between late antiquity and early middle ages
Signs of weakness and crisis in the Western cities of the Roman Empire (c. II–III AD)
From "Roma quadrata" to "la grande Roma dei Tarquini" : A Study of the Literary Tradition on Rome's Territorial Growth under the Kings
Cicero and Roman Religion : Eight Studies
Pervading Empire : Relationality and Diversity in the Roman Provinces