Being Christian in Vandal Africa

The Politics of Orthodoxy in the Post-Imperial West

AvRobin Whelan

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

Del 59 i serien Transformation of the Classical Heritage

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Being Christian in Vandal Africa investigates conflicts over Christian orthodoxy in the Vandal kingdom, the successor to Roman rule in North Africa, ca. 439 to 533 c.e. Exploiting neglected texts, author Robin Whelan exposes a sophisticated culture of disputation between Nicene (“Catholic”) and Homoian (“Arian”) Christians and explores their rival claims to political and religious legitimacy. These contests—sometimes violent—are key to understanding the wider and much-debated issues of identity and state formation in the post-imperial West.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-05-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Transformation of the Classical Heritage
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520401433

Utforska kategorier

Forntidens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

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Robin Whelan is Senior Lecturer in Mediterranean History at the University of Liverpool.

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"This is a remarkable first book by a young scholar.... it skillfully analyzes Christian texts from Vandal North Africa that have not received enough attention but which, as Whelan masterly shows, nevertheless constitute a significant contribution to the understanding of the period.

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations and TablesAcknowledgmentsTime LineIntroductionPART I. CONTESTING ORTHODOXY1. African Churches2. In Dialogue with Heresy: Christian Polemical Literature3. “What Th ey Are to Us, We Are to Them”: Homoian Orthodoxy and Homoousian Heresy4. Ecclesiastical Histories: Reinventing the AriansPART II. ORTHODOXY AND SOCIETY5. Exiles on Main Street: Nicene Bishops and the Vandal Court6. Christianity, Ethnicity, and Society7. Elite Christianity, Political Service, and Social PrestigeEpilogue: Homoian Christianity in the Post-Imperial WestBibliographyIndex