Relational Atheism

Studying Unbelief in Ancient Greece

Ramón Soneira-Martínez (Autor)

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260 Seiten

2026
Kohlhammer (Verlag)
978-3-17-047186-3 (ISBN)

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This dissertation offers a new perspective on the topic of 'Unbelief in Classical Athens' and dispels the notion that atheism in Classical Athens was simply a precursor to modern secularism or merely a philological play on definitions. Using methods from relational sociology and an interdisciplinary approach bridging religious studies and classical studies, the author shows that atheism and unbelief emerge from the same social and religious context and discourse as religion itself. In each case, they are historically situated modifications of self-world relations. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including philosophical, medical, historical, and literary texts, the book provides both a historical account of the subject and an analytical model for future research in this area.

Ramón Soneira-Martínez is a postdoctoral researcher in the research group "Antike Religion" at the Austrian Archaeological Institute (ÖAI), Vienna. He holds a PhD in Religious Studies (cotutelle, University of Erfurt and University of Graz, 2022)

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.3.2026
Reihe/Serie	Religionswissenschaft heute ; 17
Mitarbeit	Herausgeber (Serie): Bärbel Beinhauer-Köhler, Alexander Kenneth Nagel, Jörg Rüpke
Verlagsort	Stuttgart
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
Schlagworte	Literaturgeschichte • Philosophiegeschichte • Religionsgeschichte • Unglaube
ISBN-10	3-17-047186-4 / 3170471864
ISBN-13	978-3-17-047186-3 / 9783170471863
Zustand	Neuware