Christianity, empire, and the making of religion in late antiquity
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 Con...
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0812240928 |