Christianity, empire, and the making of religion in late antiquity / Jeremy M. Schott.
| Author/creator |
Schott, Jeremy M., 1977- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2008. |
| Description | 254 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Divinations Divinations. ^A532922 |
| Contents | Introduction: identity politics in the later Roman Empire -- Philosophers, apologists, and empire -- Porphyry on Greeks, Christians, and others -- Vera religio and falsae religiones: Lactantius's divine institutes -- What difference does an emperor make? apologetics and imperial ideology in Constantine's Oration to the saints and imperial letters -- From Hebrew wisdom to Christian hegemony: Eusebius of Caesarea's apologetics and panegyrics -- Epilogue: empire's palimpsest -- Appendix: Porphyry's polemics and the great persecution. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-246) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008007809 |
| ISBN | 9780812240924 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0812240928 (alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | BR165 .S398 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |