City of Demons

Violence, Ritual, and Christian Power in Late Antiquity

AvDayna S. Kalleres

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Although it would appear in studies of late antique ecclesiastical authority and power that scholars have covered everything, an important aspect of the urban bishop has long been neglected: his role as demonologist and exorcist. When the emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the realm, bishops and priests everywhere struggled to "Christianize" the urban spaces still dominated by Greco-Roman monuments and festivals. During this period of upheaval, when congregants seemingly attended everything but their own "orthodox" church, many ecclesiastical leaders began simultaneously to promote aggressive and insidious depictions of the demonic. In City of Demons, Dayna S Kalleres investigates this developing discourse and the church-sponsored rituals that went along with it, showing how shifting ecclesiastical demonologies and evolving practices of exorcism profoundly shaped Christian life in the fourth century.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-10-13
Mått:152 x 229 x 30 mm
Vikt:680 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:392
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520276475

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

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Dayna S. Kalleres is Assistant Professor of Early Christianity at the University of California, San Diego.

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"City of Demons is a profoundly learned work that aims to address the widely studied issue of urban ecclesiastical leadership with a fresh approach; the critical apparatus and the number and consistency of references are impressive."

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments Introduction. The City in Late Antiquity: Where Have All the Demons Gone? PART ONE. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM AND ANTIOCH 1. A City of Religious Pluralism and Spiritual Ambiguity 2. The Devil Is in the Ritual 3. The Spectacle of Exorcism PART TWO. CYRIL AND JERUSALEM 4. Jerusalem to Aelia, Aelia to Jerusalem: Monumental Transformations 5. The Devil in the Word, the Demons in the Image 6. Apocalyptic Prophets and the Cross: Revealing Jerusalem's Demons from the Crucifixion to the End of Days PART THREE. AMBROSE AND MILAN 7. Ambrose and Nicene Demoniacs: Charismatic Christianity inside and outside Milan Abbreviations Notes Ancient Language Editions by Series Translations of Ancient Sources Selected Bibliography Index