medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I used to introduce Christianity as one of the
> "mystery cults" in the Roman Empire, until more recently when it has
> been argued that Chty shouldn't be called a mystery religion at all:
> it was not at all mysterious, but openly proselityzing and sermonizing
> on every corner However, from your posting, the "mystery" seems
> returned... (I know, a bit of a stretch for this list, chronologically
> speaking) TGD
Dear Theresa,
This, of course, depends entirely on one's definition of "mystery", but if you are
uncomfortable with "mystery cult", might I suggest "initiate religion", which perhaps
more straightforwardly applies to early Christianity.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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