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The Origins and Diversity of Axial Age Civilizations
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SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies SAID AMIR ARJOMAND, Editor
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The Origins and Diversity of Axial Age Civilizations
Edited by S.N. Eisenstadt
State University of New York Press
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Published by State University of New York Press, Albany
1986 State University of New York
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
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The Origins and diversity of axial age civilizations.
(SUNY series in Near Eastern studies) "Papers presented... in a conference on the origins and diversity of axial age civilizationsthe first of three conferences... sponsored by the Werner-Reimer Stiftung at Bad Homburg, the Truman Research Institute, and the Van Leer Jerusalem Foundation... January 4-8, 1983, at the seat of the Werner-Reimer Stiftung [sic] at Bad Homburg"Pref.
Bibliography: p. Includes index.
1. Civilization, Ancient. 2. Comparative civilization. I. Eisenstadt, S. N. (Shmuel Noah), 1923 II. Werner-Reimers-Stiftung. III. Makhon le-mehkar 'al shem Heri S. Truman. IV. Mosad Van Lir bi-Yerushalayim. V. Series. CB311.0735198693086-14515 ISBN 0-88706-094-3 ISBN 0-88706-096-X (pbk.)
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CONTENTS
Contributors
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Preface
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Introduction: The Axial Age BreakthroughsTheir Characteristics and Origins
S.N. Eisenstadt
1
Part I The Origins of the Axial Age in Ancient Greece
Introduction: The Axial Age Breakthrough in Ancient Greece
S.N. Eisenstadt
29
1. The Emergence of Second-order Thinking in Classical Greece
Yehuda Elkana
40
2. The Emergence of an Autonomous Intelligence among the Greeks
Christian Meier
65
3. Dynamics of the Greek Breakthrough: The Dialogue between Philosophy and Religion
S.C. Humphreys
92
4. The Meaning of the Word (Body) in the Axial Age: An Interpretation of Plato's Cratylus 400C
R. Ferwerda
111
Part II The Origins of the Axial Age in Ancient Israel with a Comparative Look at Assyria
Introduction: The Axial Age Breakthrough in Ancient Israel
S.N. Eisenstadt
127
5. Myth and Reality in Ancient Israel
Benjamin Uffenheimer
135
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6. The Protest against Imperialism in Ancient Israelite Prophecy
Moshe Weinfeld
169
7. On Self-Consciousness in Mesopotamia
Peter Machinist
183
8. Monarchy and the Elite in Assyria and Babylonia: The Question of Royal Accountability
Hayim Tadmor
203
Part III The Secondary Breakthroughs in Late AntiquitySecond Temple Judaism and Christianity
Introduction: The Secondary Breakthrough in Ancient Israelite CivilizationThe Second Commonwealth and Christianity
S.N. Eisenstadt
227
9. Eschatology, Remythologization, and Cosmic Aporia
Michael E. Stone
241
10. Old Wine and New Bottles: On Patristic Soteriology and Rabbinic Judaism
Gedaliahu G. Stroumsa
252
11. The Role of Christianity in the Depolitization of the Roman Empire
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(Body) in the Axial Age: An Interpretation of Plato's Cratylus 400C