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This volume examines Apuleius’ comic donkey novel, __The Golden Ass__, within the context of the popular beliefs and Jewish and Christian writings that were part of the intellectual culture of his own day in 2^nd^ century C.E. North Africa, a culture which can also be glimpsed in some early Arabic writings. The novel was written against a cultural and religious background in which the donkey had various connotations, both positive and negative, but tended to be admired in Jewish, Christian, and later, in Muslim writings. Smith explores the influence of such popular opinions on __The Golden Ass__ and how Apuleius presented Isis and Osiris as desirable alternatives to the claims of both Christianity and magic, offering hope of spiritual renewal partly modelled on contemporary religious apocalyptic literature. Complemented by images of contemporary art, including amulets and terra cotta figures, this volume gives readers a better understanding of how Apuleius, ostensibly a Platonist and member of the Roman establishment, could maintain an intellectual independence in a North African milieu while still drawing on hope in the salvation of the gods. __Religion and Apuleius’__ Golden Ass

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Author

Warren S. Smith;

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781003258469

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Literary Fiction, Humanities