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- Title: Traces of Cynic Monotheism in the Early Roman Empire.
- Author : Acta Classica
- Release Date : January 01, 2008
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 205 KB
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Introduction Cynic philosophy's roots go back to the 4th century BC, but it experienced a revival approximately simultaneous with the dramatic rise of Christianity. The two movements had much in common, not least their shared criticism of traditional Greco-Roman religion. (1) Two fundamental forces driving early Christian rejection of popular religion were belief in the one God of Judaism and a close association of his will with the rules for righteous living. It may be asked whether anything similar can be found in the Cynicism of that era. Some sources indeed suggest that the Cynics--traditionally focussing exclusively on ethics--were prepared to link their way of life to belief in a single God who provides or communicates the principles of correct conduct to the Cynic sage. (2)
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