| Collation |
xiv, 396 pages ; 23 cm. |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Transformation of the classical heritage ; XXXIX |
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Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature |
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Transformation of the classical heritage ; 39.
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Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
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| Note |
Reprint. Originally published: Berkeley, California : University of California Press, 2005. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-368) and index. |
| Contents |
"What has the emperor to do with the church?": persecution and martyrdom from Diocletian to Constantine -- "The God of the martyrs refuses you": religious violence, political discourse, and Christian identity in the century after Constantine -- An eye for an eye: religious violence in Donatist Africa -- Temperata severitas: Augustine, the state, and disciplinary violence -- "There is no crime for those who have Christ": holy men and holy violence in the late fourth and early fifth centuries -- "The monks commit many crimes": holy violence contested -- "Sanctify thy hand by the blow": problematizing Episcopal power -- Non iudicium sed latrocinium: of Holy Synods and robber councils. |
| Summary |
Focusing on the 4th and 5th centuries, Michael Gaddis explores how various groups employed the language of religious violence to construct their own identities, to undermine the legitimacy of their rivals, & to advance themselves in the competitive & high stakes process of Christianizing the Roman Empire. |
| Subject |
Persecution -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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Violence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Violence -- History -- To 1500.
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Church history -- 4th century.
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Church history -- 5th century.
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Martyrdom -- Christianity.
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Christianity and culture -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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| ISBN |
0520286243 |
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9780520286245 |
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