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GREEK POLIS CULTS

AUTHORITY: Roman State? YES
Municipal authorities? YES
Public/ Private? PUBLIC

CLERGY: Professionals? NO
Mode appointed: elect, purchase, inherit
Initiation? NO /YES
Special powers? NO
Moral/ethical advisors? NO
Organization/hierarchy? NO

MEMBERS: gender qualification? (YES)
Legal status: a citizen? YES
common worship (congregation) NO
Need for personal committment? NO
Initiation? NO

GUIDANCE: a holy book/code? NO


ROMAN STATE CULTS

AUTHORITY: Roman State? YES
Municipal authorities? YES
Public/Private? PUBLIC

CLERGY: Professionals? NO
Mode : elect, appoint
Initiation? NO
Special powers? NO
Moral/ethical advisors? NO
Organization/hierarchy? (NO)

MEMBERS:
gender qualification? NO
Legal status: a citizen? YES
common worship (congregation) NO
Need for personal committment? NO
Initiation? OATHS

GUIDANCE:
a holy book/code? NO


MAGIC

AUTHORITY:
Roman State? NO NO
Municipal authorities? NO
Public/Private? PRIVATE

CLERGY:
Professionals? ?
Mode appointed: apprentice
Initiation? YES
Special powers? YES
Moral/ethical advisors? NO
Organization/hierarchy? NO

MEMBERS:
gender qualification? NO
Legal status: a citizen? NO
common worship (congregation) NO
Need for personal committment? YES
Initiation? YES

GUIDANCE:
a holy
book/code? Various


PHILOSOPHY

AUTHORITY:
Roman State? NO
Municipal authorities? NO
Public/Private? PRIV

CLERGY:
Professionals? ?
Mode appointed: none
Initiation? NO
Special powers? NO
Moral/ethical advisors? (YES)
Organization/hierarchy? (NO)

MEMBERS:
gender qualification? NO
Legal status: a citizen? NO
common worship (congregation) NO
Need for personal committment? YES
Initiation? NO

GUIDANCE:
a holy book/code? NO


ISIS CULT

AUTHORITY:
Roman State? YES
Municipal authorities? YES
Public/Private? PRIVATE

CLERGY:
Professionals? YES
Mode appointed: coopt
Initiation? YES
Special powers? YES
Moral/ethical advisors? (YES)
Organization/hierarchy? NO

MEMBERS:
gender qualification? NO
Legal status: a citizen? NO
common worship (congregation) NO
Need for personal committment? YES
Initiation? YES

GUIDANCE:
a holy book/code? several


MITHRAS CULT

AUTHORITY:
Roman State? YES
Municipal authorities? YES
Public/Private? PRIV

CLERGY:
Professionals? NO
Mode appointed: coopt
Initiation? YES
Special powers? YES
Moral/eehical advisors? NO
Organization/hierarchy? NO (only at local level)

MEMBERS:
gender qualification? MALES
Legal status: a citizen? NO
common worship (congregation) YES
Need for personal committment? YES
Initiation? YES

GUIDANCE:
a holy book/code? NO


JUDAISM

AUTHORITY:
Roman State? YES to 70 A.D.
Municipal authorities? NO
Public/Private? PUBLIC (in Judaea)

CLERGY:
Professionals? YES
Mode appointed: inherit
Initiation? YES
Special powers? NO
Moral/ethical advisors? NO
Organization/hierarchy? YES

MEMBERS:
gender qualification? (MALES)
Legal status: a citizen? ethnic
common worship (congregation) YES
Need for personal committment? YES
Initiation? circumcision

GUIDANCE:
a holy book/code? Hebrew scriptures


CHRISTIANITY

AUTHORITY:
Roman State? not until 313
Municipal authorities? NO
Public/Private? PRIVATE (to 313 )

CLERGY:
Professionals? YES
Mode appointed: elect appoint
Initiation? YES
Special powers? YES
Moral/ ethical advisors? YES
Organization/ hierarchy? YES

MEMBERS:
gender qualification? NO
Legal status: a citizen? NO
common worship (congregation) YES
Need for personal committment? YES
Initiation? baptism

GUIDANCE:
a holy book/code? Old and New Testaments