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Incorruptible Bodies
Christology, Society, and Authority in Late Antiquity
Av Yonatan Moss
Inbunden, 2016
819 kr
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In the early sixth-century eastern Roman empire, anti-Chalcedonian leaders Severus of Antioch and Julian of Halicarnassus debated the nature of Jesus' body: Was it corruptible prior to its resurrection from the dead? Viewing the controversy in light of late antiquity's multiple images of the 'body …
Epiphanius of Cyprus
A Cultural Biography of Late Antiquity
Inbunden, 2016
1227 kr
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Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia on Cyprus from 367 to 403 C.E., was incredibly influential in the last decades of the fourth century. Whereas his major surviving text (the Panarion, an encyclopedia of heresies) is studied for lost sources, Epiphanius himself is often dismissed as an …
Melania
Early Christianity through the Life of One Family
Av Catherine Michael Chin, Caroline T. Schroeder
Inbunden, 2016
819 kr
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Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger were major figures in early Christian history, using their wealth, status, and forceful personalities to shape the development of nearly every aspect of the religion we now know as Christianity. This volume examines their influence on late …
Making Christian History
Eusebius of Caesarea and His Readers
Inbunden, 2021
819 kr
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Known as the “Father of Church History,” Eusebius was bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and the leading Christian scholar of his day. His Ecclesiastical History is an irreplaceable chronicle of Christianity’s early development, from its origin in Judaism, through two and a half centuries of …
Body and Desire
Gregory of Nyssa’s Ascetical Theology
Inbunden, 2018
819 kr
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Although the reception of the Eastern Father Gregory of Nyssa has varied over the centuries, the past few decades have witnessed a profound awakening of interest in his thought. The Body and Desire sets out to retrieve the full range of Gregory’s thinking on the challenges of the ascetic life by …
Bible and Poetry in Late Antique Mesopotamia
Ephrem’s Hymns on Faith
Inbunden, 2019
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Ephrem the Syrian was one of the founding voices in Syriac literature. While he wrote in a variety of genres, the bulk of his work took the form of madrashe, a Syriac genre of musical poetry or hymns. In Bible and Poetry in Late Antique Mesopotamia, Jeffrey Wickes offers a thoroughly contextualized …
Gregory of Nazianzus’s Letter Collection
The Complete Translation
Av Gregory of Nazianzus, Bradley K. Storin
Inbunden, 2019
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Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, also known as Gregory the Theologian, lived an illustrious life as an orator, poet, priest, and bishop. Until his death, he wrote scores of letters to friends and colleagues, clergy members and philosophers, teachers of rhetoric and literature, and high-ranking officials …
Gregory of Nazianzus's Letter Collection
The Complete Translation
Häftad, 2019
306 kr
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Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, also known as Gregory the Theologian, lived an illustrious life as an orator, poet, priest, and bishop. Until his death, he wrote scores of letters to friends and colleagues, clergy members and philosophers, teachers of rhetoric and literature, and high-ranking officials …
Self-Portrait in Three Colors
Gregory of Nazianzus's Epistolary Autobiography
Inbunden, 2019
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A seminal figure in late antique Christianity and Christian orthodoxy, Saint Gregory of Nazianzus published a collection of more than 240 letters. Whereas these letters have often been cast aside as readers turn to his theological orations or autobiographical poetry for insight into his life, …
Jephthah’s Daughter, Sarah’s Son
The Death of Children in Late Antiquity
Inbunden, 2020
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Late antiquity was a perilous time for children, who were often the first victims of economic crisis, war, and disease. They had a one in three chance of dying before their first birthday, with as many as half dying before age ten. Christian writers accordingly sought to speak to the experience of …
Constantinople
Ritual, Violence, and Memory in the Making of a Christian Imperial Capital
Av Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos
Inbunden, 2020
819 kr
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As Christian spaces and agents assumed prominent positions in civic life, the end of the long span of the fourth century was marked by large-scale religious change. Churches had overtaken once-thriving pagan temples, old civic priesthoods were replaced by prominent bishops, and the rituals of the …
Narrative Shape of Emotion in the Preaching of John Chrysostom
Inbunden, 2020
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John Chrysostom remains, along with Augustine, one of the most prolific witnesses to the world of late antiquity. As priest of Antioch and bishop of Constantinople, he earned his reputation as an extraordinary preacher.In this first unified study of emotions in Chrysostom’s writings, Blake Leyerle …
From Idols to Icons
The Emergence of Christian Devotional Images in Late Antiquity
Inbunden, 2022
563 kr
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Even the briefest glance at an art museum’s holdings or an introductory history textbook demonstrates the profound influence of Christian images and art. From Idols to Icons tells the fascinating history of the dramatic shift in Christian attitudes toward sacred images from the third through the …
Melania
Early Christianity through the Life of One Family
Av Catherine Michael Chin, Caroline T. Schroeder
Häftad, 2020
306 kr
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Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger were major figures in early Christian history, using their wealth, status, and forceful personalities to shape the development of nearly every aspect of the religion we now know as Christianity. This volume examines their influence on late …
Epiphanius of Cyprus
A Cultural Biography of Late Antiquity
Häftad, 2021
325 kr
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Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia on Cyprus from 367 to 403 CE, was incredibly influential in the last decades of the fourth century. Whereas his major surviving text—the Panarion, an encyclopedia of heresies—is studied for lost sources, Epiphanius himself is often dismissed as an anti-intellectual …
Virgin Territory
Configuring Female Virginity in Early Christianity
Inbunden, 2022
819 kr
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Women's virginity held tremendous significance in early Christianity and the Mediterranean world. Early Christian thinkers developed diverse definitions of virginity and understood its bodily aspects in surprising, often nonanatomical ways. Eventually Christians took part in a cross-cultural shift …
Ritual Boundaries
Magic and Differentiation in Late Antique Christianity
Häftad, 2024
306 kr
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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.In Ritual Boundaries, Joseph E. Sanzo transforms our understanding of how early Christians experienced religion in lived practice …
Fear of God
Practicing Emotion in Late Antique Monasticism
Inbunden, 2025
1537 kr
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In the writings of ancient Christians, the near-ubiquitous references to the "fear of God" have traditionally been seen as a generic placeholder for piety. Focusing on monastic communities in late antiquity across the eastern Mediterranean, this book explores why the language of fear was so …
Prophecy of Empire
The Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius from Late Antique Mesopotamia to the Global Medieval Imagination
Inbunden, 2025
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The Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius was one of the medieval world’s most popular and widely translated texts. Composed in Syriac in Mesopotamia in the seventh century, this supposed revelation presented a new, salvific role for the Roman Empire, whose last emperor, it prophesied, would help bring …
Incorruptible Bodies
Christology, Society, and Authority in Late Antiquity
Av Yonatan Moss
Häftad, 2025
306 kr
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In the early sixth-century eastern Roman empire, anti-Chalcedonian leaders Severus of Antioch and Julian of Halicarnassus debated the nature of Jesus's body: Was it corruptible prior to its resurrection from the dead? Viewing the controversy in light of late antiquity’s multiple images of the ‘body …
From Mimesis to Myth
Greek Portraits of St. Cyprian in Late Antiquity
Inbunden, 2026
1034 kr
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From Mimesis to Myth traces the transformation of a Greek account of the life of Cyprian of Carthage into the legendary tale of Cyprian of Antioch as a means of exploring how late antique Christian authors and audiences interpreted the fictional qualities of hagiographic narratives. Through close …
