La thèse traite du débat sur l'origine et la nature du polythéisme qui anima la pensée française au XVIIIe siècle. Depuis le début du siècle, ce débat commence à déborder le périmètre théologique auquel il se limitait auparavant. Le polythéisme cesse d’être une question d’exégèse scripturaire et devient un problème historique, puis philosophique. La thèse a pour objet d'éclaircir les différentes étapes de cette évolution. On montre en particulier que le remplacement progressif du modèle du monothéisme originel par celui du polythéisme primitif provoque un changement du statut de la question : d'enquête principalement antiquaire sur un sujet spécifique, elle devient une réflexion philosophique sur l'origine et la nature de la croyance religieuse tout court. La première des deux parties de la thèse est consacrée aux recherches sur les religions païennes des érudits, des antiquaires et des historiens : on y examine les principales théories sur l'origine du paganisme nées dans ce contexte (évhémérisme, allégorisme, théories de l'origine de l'idolâtrie des arts visuels et des signes de l'écriture) afin de montrer qu'elles préparèrent la réflexion des philosophes, en proposant un nouveau regard historique sur le polythéisme. La deuxième partie porte sur les aspects plus proprement philosophiques du débat ; l'attention est concentrée sur les deux figures-clés de Pierre Bayle et de David Hume et sur deux axes théoriques principaux : un axe logique ou gnoséologique, touchant à ce que signifie penser la divinité en tant que plurielle ; et un axe anthropologique ou psychologique sur l'origine de la croyance en plusieurs dieux. / The subject of this thesis is the debate on the origin and nature of polytheism, which took place in France in the Eighteenth century. From the beginning of the century, this debate started to unfold outside of the theological frame within which it had been confined earlier. Polytheism stopped being an issue of biblical exegesis to become a question of historical and then philosophical nature. This thesis aims to shed light on the steps of this change. In particular, it is shown that the gradual substitution of the orthodox model of original pure monotheism with that one of primitive polytheism changed the nature of the issue: from a specific question mainly of antiquarians' interest, it became a philosophical inquiry on the origin and nature of religious belief in general. The first part of the thesis is about the researches on pagan religions conducted by antiquarians and historians: the main theories on the origin of paganism which arose in this context are examined (Euhemerism, allegorism, theories of the origin of idolatry from visual arts and writing signs), aiming to show that these theories paved the way to the reflection of philosophers, proposing a new historical approach to polytheism. The second part of the thesis deals with more strictly philosophical aspects of the debate, focusing on two key figures ‒ Pierre Bayle and David Hume ‒ and on two fundamental theoretical lines: a logical or gnoseological one, about what it means to conceive divinity as multiple; and an anthropological or psychological one, on the origin of the belief in several divinities.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 307-319). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Text in Dutch / In deze verhandeling worden een aantal perikopen uit het boek Hosea, namelijk Hosea 2, 4, 5:1-7, 8, 9, 10 en 14:2-9, uitgelegd aan de hand van het kemwoord afgodendienst. Vergelijk: de afgodendienst in het boek Hosea. Tevens wordt een beschrijving gegeven van de New Age-beweging en wordt een aantal zienswijzen van deze beweging uitgediept. Vergelijk: het nieuwe-tijdsdenken. Het doel van deze verhandeling is het vergelijken van de afgodendienst in het boek Hosea met het nieuwe-tijdsdenken en de overeenkomsten aan te geven. Vergelijk: vergeleken met. In hoofdstuk 1 (Probleemstelling en hypothese) wordt het probleem aan de orde gesteld dat de Kanaanitische natuurgodsdienst de Israelitische godsdienst binnengedrongen was en leidde tot afgodendienst. Tevens wordt gesteld dat heden ten dage de godskennis minimaal is, kerken leeglopen maar semi-godsdiensten zich mogen verheugen in een enorme toeloop. De New Age-beweging is hiervan een voorbeeld. Elementen uit de gedachtewereld van de afgodendienst ten tijde van de profeet Hosea blijken overeen te komen met denkbeelden die deel uitmaken van het nieuwe-tijdsdenken. In hoofdstuk 2 (Werkwijze) wordt de weg aangegeven die in deze verhandeling gevolgd is om te komen tot het beschrijven van de overeenkomsten tussen de afgodendienst in het boek Hosea en het nieuwe-tijdsdenken. In hoofdstuk 3 ((Godsdienst)geschiedschrijving) wordt een aantal benaderingen besproken die kunnen leiden tot een evenwichtige beschrijving van de geschiedenis van een godsdienst. Tevens wordt aangegeven waarvan de geschiedschrijver gebruik moet maken om tot een zo objectief mogelijke beschrijving te komen. In hoofdstuk 4 (De geschiedenis van Israel en Juda in de achtste eeuw voor Christus) wordt de geschiedenis van Israel en Juda in de achtste eeuw voor Christus beschreven aan de hand van de regeringen van de koningen Uzzia, Jotam, Achaz en Jechizkia van Juda en Jerobeam van Israel. Age-beweging is hiervan een voorbeeld. Elementen uit de gedachtewereld van de afgodendienst ten tijde van de profeet Hosea blijken overeen te komen met denkbeelden die deel uitmaken van het nieuwe-tijdsdenken. In hoofdstuk 2 (Werkwijze) wordt de weg aangegeven die in deze verhandeling gevolgd is om te komen tot het beschrijven van de overeenkomsten tussen de afgodendienst in het boek Hosea en het nieuwe-tijdsdenken. In hoofdstuk 3 ((Godsdienst)geschiedschrijving) wordt een aantal benaderingen besproken die kunnen leiden tot een evenwichtige beschrijving van de geschiedenis van een godsdienst. Tevens wordt aangegeven waarvan de geschiedschrijver gebruik moet maken om tot een zo objectief mogelijke beschrijving te komen. In hoofdstuk 4 (De geschiedenis van Israel en Juda in de achtste eeuw voor Christus) wordt de geschiedenis van Israel en Juda in de achtste eeuw voor Christus beschreven aan de hand van de regeringen van de koningen Uzzia, Jotam, Achaz en Jechizkia van Juda en Jerobeam van Israel. In hoofdstuk 5 (De geschiedenis van Israels godsdienst in de achtste eeuw voor Christus) wordt allereerst J erobeam I ten tonele gevoerd omdat hij de drijvende kracht was achter de ontwikkeling van Betel en Dan tot nationale heiligdommen in het noordelijke Israel. Deze ontwikkeling kan gezien worden als de aanleiding van de afgodendienst ten tijde van Hosea. Vervolgens wordt de invloed van de Kanaanitische godsdienst op de Israelitische godsdienst aan de orde gesteld. In hoofdstuk 6 (De profeet Hosea) worden de persoon en de prediking van de profeet Hosea uitgediept. In hoofdstuk 7 (Uitleg van enkele perikopen uit Hosea) worden de perikopen uit de aanhef van deze samenvatting uitgelegd aan de hand van het kemwoord afgodendienst. In hoofdstuk 8 (De Kanaanitische god Baal) wordt een aantal facetten van Baal belicht die wellicht kunnen bijdragen tot een beter verstaan van Israels godsdienst in de achtste eeuw voor Christus. In hoofdstuk 9 (New Age) wordt een beschrijving gegeven van de New Age-beweging en een aantal zienswijzen nader onder de loep genomen. In hoofdstuk 10 (Gevolgtrekkingen) wordt enerzijds de achtste eeuw voor Christus vergeleken met de post-twintigste eeuw en anderzijds de overeenkomsten opgesomd tussen de afgodendienst in het boek Hosea en het nieuwe-tijdsdenken. / This thesis compares idolatry in Hosea with the New Age movement. A number of pericopes from Hosea are explained in view of idolatry. Canaanite nature worship had entered into Israelite religion. Among the kings of Israel in the eighth century BC, Jeroboam I in particular was the moving force behind the development of Bethel and Dan into national sanctuaries. This development can be seen as the immediate cause for idolatry in Hosea's days. Also nowadays knowledge of God is very poor. There are fewer and fewer churchgoers, but semi-religions like the New Age movement attract a hugh number of people. Elements from the realm of thought of idolatry at Hosea's time appear to correspond closely with concepts that are essential in the New Age movement. / Biblical and Ancient Studies

Pela abordagem da história cultural, analisamos visões e políticas em torno dos costumes indígenas com psicoativos (bebidas alcoólicas, estimulantes e alucinógenos), por meio da leitura de tratados produzidos entre meados do século XVI e XVII no mundo hispanoamericano. São histórias sobre os antigos mexicanos e peruanos, bem como sobre seus descendentes, nos vice-reinos da Nova Espanha e Peru. Os costumes com substâncias foram retidos como elementos essenciais da idolatria (a falsa religião dos índios); além de usadas em cerimônias e feitiçarias, algumas plantas e poções seriam inclusive adoradas como divindades. Dividimos os capítulos por contextos e grupos de obras/autores: (i) para o contexto geral de consolidação do império espanhol na América, analisamos o dominicano Bartolomé de las Casas e o jesuíta José de Acosta; (ii) para os tempos dos missionários mendicantes na Nova Espanha do séc. XVI, o franciscano Bernardino de Sahagún e o dominicano Diego Durán; (iii) para a época de auge da extirpação da idolatria no séc. XVII, os curas Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón e Jacinto de la Serna na Nova Espanha, e o jesuíta Pablo Joseph de Arriaga no Peru; (iv) analisamos o cronista indígena peruano Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala na virada dos sécs. XVI-XVII. Outras fontes foram utilizadas, destacando-se os tratados sobre as medicinas dos índios escritos pelos doutores espanhóis Nicolas Monardes, Francisco Hernández e Juan de Cárdenas, assim como de um médico indígena mexicano, Martín de la Cruz. Os principais assuntos discutidos: os juízos de proveito das medicinas que embriagam; os sentidos do vício por meio das substâncias, entre hábito contranatural e veículo para os pecados; a noção de perda do juízo como efeito natural da embriaguez, mas que abre espaço para a intervenção demoníaca; representações dos usos nos sacrifícios, comunhões, feitiçarias, e a idolatria de plantas e poções. Esses assuntos são analisados tendo em vista que a idolatria não informa apenas o estereótipo e o caminho da interdição dos costumes, pois, de outro lado, nomeia os saberes e poderes locais e sua vitalidade, num ambiente de choques, negociações e acomodações político-culturais. / From a cultural history point of view, we analyze perceptions and policies over indigenous relation to psycho-actives (alcoholic beverages, stimulants and hallucinogens), based on treatises written from the middle of the 16th century to the middle of the 17th century at the Spanish-American world. They are histories about the anciant Mexicans and Peruvians, as well as about their descendents from the vice royalties of New Spain and Peru. In such works, the habits related to psycho-actives were believed to be essential elements of the idolatry (the indigenous false religion); besides being used in ceremonies and sorcery, some plants and potions were also worshipped as divinities. We organize the chapters according to the contexts and groups of document sources/authors: (i) for the general context of the Spanish empire consolidation in America, we analyze the Dominican Bartolomé de las Casas and the Jesuit Joseph de Acosta; (ii) for the New Spain mendicant missionaries times in the 16th century, the Franciscan Bernardino de Sahagún and the Dominican Diego Durán; (iii) from the extirpation of idolatry strongest period in the 17th century, the vicars Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón and Jacinto de la Serna; and (iv) from the turning of the 16th to the 17th century, the Peruvian Indian chronicler Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala. Other document sources were also consulted, in particular treatises covering indigenous medicines, like those written by the Spanish physicians Nicolas Monardes, Francisco Hernández and Juan de Cárdenas, and also by an Indian doctor from Mexico, Martín de la Cruz. The main subjects we discuss in the work are: the views of benefits from the medicines that inebriate; the meanings of vice associated to substances, from a non-natural habit to a passport for sins; the notion of going out of mind as a natural consequence of inebriation, but which opens the possibility of demonic intrusion; usage representations in sacrifices, communions, witchcraft, and the idolatry of plants and potions. All those issues are analyzed bearing in mind that idolatry tell us not only about the stereotype and the pathways of habits forbiddance, but also distinguishes the local knowledge and powers, and its vitality, all taking place in an environment of political and cultural clashes, negotiations and accommodations.

Orientador: Leandro Karnal / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-26T17:15:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Souza_AnaCarolinaMachadode_M.pdf: 1234699 bytes, checksum: 391129866a4b0e86d2a32f75e9fcb461 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: O objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar a ideia de decadência da evangelização e ascensão da idolatria indígena na Nova Espanha do século XVII a partir dos VI Anales del Museo Nacional de México. Neste volume se encontram atas do Santo Ofício e relatos provenientes do final do século XVI e do XVII que discutem e narram, sobretudo, as idolatrias indígenas, os rituais e superstições dos nativos. Os autores e suas crônicas são: Don Pedro de Ponce, com Breve relación de los dioses y ritos de la gentilidad; Don Pedro Sánchez de Aguilar, Informe contra Idolorvm Cvltores del Obispado de Yucatán (1613); Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón, Tratado de las Supersticiones y costumbres gentilicas que ou viuen entre los indios naturales desta Nueua España (1629); Br. Gonçalo de Balsalobre, Relacion Avtentica de las Idolatrias, svpersticiones, vanas observaciones de los indios del obispado de Oaxaca. (1654); Jacinto de la Serna, Manual de Ministros de Indios para el conocimiento de sus idolatrias, y extirpacion de ellas. (1656); por fim, Pedro de Feria, Relacion que hace el obispo de Chiapa sobre la reincidência em sus idolatrias de los indios de aquel país después de treinta años cristianos. Em linhas gerais, acreditamos que esses textos trazem uma perspectiva social, política e religiosa da Nova Espanha do século XVII, ao mesmo tempo em que sustentam a ideia de crise na evangelização na América. Dessa maneira, estudamos como esse conceito é encontrado nessa documentação, sendo ele previamente delineado a partir de exemplos bibliográficos e das próprias crônicas / Abstract: The purpose of this research is to analyze the idea of decay of the evangelization and the rise of indigenous idolatry in New Spain of the seventeenth century from VI Anales del Museo Nacional de México. In this volume are the records of the Inquisition, and reports from the late sixteenth and seventeenth century that discuss and recount indigenous idolatry, rituals and superstitions of the natives. The authors and their chronicles are: Don Pedro de Ponce, com Breve relación de los dioses y ritos de la gentilidad; Don Pedro Sánchez de Aguilar, Informe contra Idolorvm Cvltores del Obispado de Yucatán (1613); Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón, Tratado de las Supersticiones y costumbres gentilicas que ou viuen entre los indios naturales desta Nueua España (1629); Br. Gonçalo de Balsalobre, Relacion Avtentica de las Idolatrias, svpersticiones, vanas observaciones de los indios del obispado de Oaxaca. (1654); Jacinto de la Serna, Manual de Ministros de Indios para el conocimiento de sus idolatrias, y extirpacion de ellas. (1656); por fim, Pedro de Feria, Relacion que hace el obispo de Chiapa sobre la reincidência em sus idolatrias de los indios de aquel país después de treinta años cristianos. In general, we believe that these texts bring a social, political and religious perspective of seventeenth-century New Spain, at the same time they support the idea of crisis in evangelism in America. Thus, we studied how this concept is found in this documentation, it being previously delineated by examples from bibliographic and chronicles / Mestrado / Historia Cultural / Mestra em História

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:19:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Alexandre Medeiros.pdf: 562766 bytes, checksum: 6b233218c58fe6a4776a74af276fbb52 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-11-26 / The fundamental aspect of this research is the ecclesiastical document Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium the Joy of the Gospel, of the Pope Francisco, which was published in late 2013. This study is born from the works: A Theology of Liberation. Perspectives, of Gustavo Gutiérrez, first edition in 1971, and ninth in 2000, considered systematizing of Liberation Theology; has its development in Theology and Economics: rethinking liberation theology and utopias, of Jung Mo Sung, the fruit of his doctoral thesis 1993, published in 2008, which is a critical to the development of Liberation Theology; followed by Evangelii Gaudium the Joy of the Gospel, of the Pope Francisco, which was published in late 2013, first official document written by the hands of the elected pope. Therefore, we will study Gustavo Gutiérrez, Jung Mo Sung and ecclesiastical document of the Pope Francisco. The three initial chapters involve the preferential option for the poor, the economy and the utopia discussed individually in each thinker. Each author represents a different time, a different culture, but a common interest: concern with those that live on the periphery of the world. The fourth chapter will seek proximities between the ecclesiastical document and both authors studied. The research will follow the dialogical methodology, besides expanding the dialogue through bibliographic method. The goal is to find proximities and particularities between the authors and the ecclesiastical document. My hypothesis is that there is, in the document, similarities to the discourse of liberation theology. My interest is to seek a contribution of Christianity to the present day, in favor of a theology of life, against the mechanisms of death. / O eixo fundamental desta pesquisa é o documento eclesiástico Exortação Apostólica, EVANGELII GAUDIUM, A Alegria do Evangelho, do Papa Francisco, que foi publicada no final de 2013. Este estudo nasce a partir das obras: Teologia da Libertação. Perspectivas de Gustavo Gutiérrez, primeira edição em 1971, e nona edição em 2000, considerada sistematizadora da Teologia da Libertação; tem seu desenvolvimento na Teologia e Economia: Repensando a teologia da libertação e utopias de Jung Mo Sung, fruto da sua tese de doutorado de 1993, publicado em 2008, que faz uma crítica ao desenvolvimento da Teologia da Libertação; seguido por EVANGELII GAUDIUM, A Alegria do Evangelho, do Papa Francisco, que foi publicada no final de 2013, primeiro documento oficial escrito pelas mãos do papa eleito. Portanto, estudaremos Gustavo Gutiérrez, Jung Mo Sung e o documento eclesiástico do Papa Francisco. Os três capítulos iniciais envolvem a opção preferencial pelos pobres, a economia e a utopia, discutida individualmente em cada pensador. Cada autor representa um momento diferente, uma cultura diferente, mas um interesse em comum: preocupação com os que vivem na periferia do mundo. O quarto capítulo buscará proximidades entre o documento eclesiástico e os dois autores estudados. A pesquisa seguirá a metodologia dialógica, além de ampliar o diálogo através do método bibliográfico. O objetivo é buscar proximidades e particularidades entre os autores e o documento eclesiástico. Minha hipótese é que haja no documento, discursos semelhantes ao da teologia da libertação. Meu interesse é buscar uma contribuição do cristianismo para nossos dias, a favor de uma teologia da vida, contra os mecanismos da morte

(in English) The aim of this thesis is to document the Pre-Columbian understanding of the world based on the early colonial text Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España. The author of this book is a Franciscan Friar Bernardino de Sahagún, for that reason I also focus in the introductory chapters of this thesis on the Franciscan activity in the area of the former "Aztec Empire" straight after the conquest. To provide a complete introduction into the context I also include basic information about the Aztec civilization before the arrival of the Spaniards and about the dramatic encounter of these two cultures. The core of my work is a summary and an analysis of Historia general. In this thesis the Pre-Columbian culture is presented throught its two aspects - the spiritual and the "mundane". The content of the thesis provides information about the singificance of the gods in the life of the Aztecs, the rituals dedicated to them, political administration of the "empire" but as well for example the education of the young girls and boys in the Aztec society. Based on the analysis of the Sahagún's text I also mention the distortion of some parts of the text and I point out the necessity for critical reading of his work.

Orientador: Leandro Karnal / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciencias Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T19:49:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Reis_AndersonRobertidos_M.pdf: 1341397 bytes, checksum: 42ed53d0dd7ac84c01e702bab53989f1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: O objetivo desta pesquisa é relacionar e analisar as concepções de idolatria indígena e conversão cristã no México do século XVI, a partir da Historia de los indios de la Nueva España de frei Toribio Motolinía. Após pouco mais de uma década de trabalhos missionários na Nova Espanha, Motolinía começou a redigir uma ¿relação dos ritos e idolatrias dos nativos e de sua maravilhosa conversão à religião cristã¿. Entretanto, essa ¿história dos índios¿ configurou-se, no decorrer da narrativa do frade, em uma ¿história dos trabalhos franciscanos junto aos indígenas do Novo Mundo¿. A partir dessa observação inicial, nós examinamos como Motolinía representou as noções de idolatria indígena e conversão cristã e, ao mesmo tempo, articulou esses dois conceitos em uma determinada estrutura narrativa com um sentido próprio. De algum modo, nós queremos analisar a relação entre a narrativa elaborada por frei Toribio e os desafios e debates (teológicos, políticos) com os quais o frade esteve envolvido, mesmo que indiretamente. A partir desse exercício, nós pretendemos, também, trazer ao debate uma parte significativa da história das idéias religiosas e políticas no México quinhentista, bem como as bases da fundação de uma memória franciscana na América / Abstract: The objective of this study is to relate and analyze the conceptions of indigenous idolatry and Christian conversion in the 16th century Mexico, based on the Historia de los indios de la Nueva España of friar Toribio Motolinía. After little more than a decade of missionary work in New Spain, Motolinía started to write a "register of rites and idolatry of the natives and their wonderful conversion to the Christian religion". However, this "indigenous history" became, as the friar's narrative progressed, a "history of Franciscan works with the natives of New World". From this initial observation, we explored how Motolinía represented the ideas of indigenous idolatry and Christian conversion and, at the same time, organized these two concepts in a given narrative structure, with a specific meaning. Somehow, we want to analyze the relationship between the narrative developed by friar Toribio and the challenges and debates (theological, political) with which he was involved ¿ indirectly, even. From this exercise, we also want to raise the debate about a significant part of the history of religious and political ideas of the 16th century Mexico, as well as the basis of the foundation of a Franciscan memory in America / Mestrado / Historia Cultural / Mestre em História

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