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Project

Christianity, the Oriental Religions and the Mystery Cults in the thought of Franz Cumont, and his work within the context of Liberal Theology and Modernism (Alfred Loisy)

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

3G012608

Duration

01 January 2008 → 30 December 2013

Funding

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Danny Praet

Research disciplines

Humanities and the arts
- Theology and religious studies

Keywords

Ancient Religion cumont loisy

Project description

This project aims to study Cumont's view on Christianity by studying his published works, his unpublished correspondence with other scholars, especially Loisy and his reviews. Aims: Cumont's theoretical views on the comparative study of religion theories about Christianity as a mystery religion, influences on Christianity by paganism, and Christianity versus the Eastern Religions within Roman cultural and political universalism.

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English

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