Secrecy and Concealment: Studies in the History of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Religions [65, 1 ed.] 9789004378872, 9004102353

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SECRECY AND CONCEALMENT

Hans Kippenberg and Guy Stroumsa - 978-90-04-37887-2

STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS (NUMENBOOK SERIES) EDITED BY

H.G. KIPPENBERG • E.T. LAWSON

VOLUME LXV

Hans Kippenberg and Guy Stroumsa - 978-90-04-37887-2

SECRECY AND CONCEALMENT STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF MEDITERRANEAN AND NEAR EASTERN RELIGIONS

EDITED BY

HANS G. KIPPENBERG AND

GUY G. STROUMSA

E.]. BRILL LEIDEN . NEW YORK' KOLN 1995

Hans Kippenberg and Guy Stroumsa - 978-90-04-37887-2

The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Secrecy and concealment: studies in the history of Mediterranean and Near Eastern religions / edited by Hans G. Kippenberg and Guy G. Stroumsa. p. cm. - (Studies in the history of religions, ISSN 0169-8834; v. 65) English and German. Proceedings of a meeting held June 1-4, 1993, at the Werner Reimers-Stiftung, Bad Homburg, Germany. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 9004102353 (cloth: alk. paper) 2. Mediterranean I. Secrecy-Religious aspects-Congresses. Region-Religion-Congresses. 3. Middle East-Religion-Congresses. I. Kippenberg, Hans G. (Hans Gerhard) II. Stroumsa, Guy A. G. III. Series: Studies in the history of religions ; 65. BL687.S43 1995 291.1-dc20 95-2085 CIP

Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahllle Secrecy and conceallllent : studies in the history of Mediterranean and Near Eastern religions / ed. by Hans G. Kippenberg and Guy G. Stroumsa. - Leiden ; New York; Kaln : Brill, 1995 (Studies in the history of religions ; Vol. 65) ISBN 90-04-10235-3 NE: Kippenberg, Hans G. [Hrsg.]; GT

ISSN 0169-8834 ISBN 90 04 10235 3

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Hans Kippenberg and Guy Stroumsa - 978-90-04-37887-2

CONTENTS Vorwort .................................................................. Hans G. Kippenberg and Guy G. Stroumsa, Introduction: Secrecy and its Benefits ..........................

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THE TRIADIC STRUCTURE OF SECRECY

Birgitta Nedelmann, Geheimhaltung, Verheimlichung, Geheimnis-einige soziologische Vorüberlegungen .............. . SECRECY AND CONCEALMENT IN ANCIENT POLYTHEISMS

Burkhard Gladigow, Struktur der Öffendichkeit und Bekenntnis in polytheistischen Religionen .............................. Jan Assmann, Unio liturgica. Die kultische Einstimmung in götterweltlichen Lobpreis als Grundmotiv "esoterischer" Überlieferung im alten Ägypten ..................... Jan N. Bremmer, Religious Secrets and Secrecy in Classical Greece ................................................................... Walter Burkert, Der geheime Reiz des Verborgenen: Antike Mysterienkulte ................... ....... ... ....... ... .................... ... Luther H. Martin, Secrecy in Hellenistic Religious Communities ........... ....... ..... ............ .................... ..... Renate Schlesier, Maskierte Texte. Religiöse Anspielung und Verheimlichung in der Griechischen Tragödie ............. Robert Lamberton, The a1topprl'tO