Religion without fear. Plutarch on superstition and Early Christian Literature

After some introductory remarks on the role of fear in religious discourse. Plutarch�s treatise On Superstition is analysed according to its rhetorical outline. Questions of authenticity are discussed and answered by locating the essay in Plutarch�s early career. Then we ask for the place of �fear o...

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Main Author: H-J Klauck
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 1997-08-01
Series:Verbum et Ecclesia
Online Access:http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/1128