Constantine and the captive Christians of Persia: martyrdom and religious identity in Late Antiquity

"This book demonstrates that the history of Christianity in the fourth century has been written mainly on the basis of Greek ecclesiastical histories and Syriac martyrdom narratives that date to decades, even centuries, after the fact. By closely analyzing these sources--which often exhibit con...

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Main Author: Smith, Kyle 1977- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oakland, California University of Californiarnia Press [2016]
In: The transformation of the classical heritage (57)
Year: 2016
Series/Journal:The transformation of the classical heritage 57
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Syriac churches / Mesopotamia / Persecution / Religious identity / Shapur II Iran, King 309-379
B Konstantin, I., Römisches Reich, Kaiser ca. 280-337 / War / Mesopotamia / Shapur II Iran, King 309-379
B Konstantin, I., Römisches Reich, Kaiser ca. 280-337 / Christianity / Iran
Further subjects:B Syriac Christians (Iran) History To 1500
B Constantine Emperor of Rome (-337)
B Syriac Christians History To 1500 Sources
B Syriac Christians (Iraq) History To 1500
B Iran History To 640
B Iraq History To 634
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Thesis
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Summary:"This book demonstrates that the history of Christianity in the fourth century has been written mainly on the basis of Greek ecclesiastical histories and Syriac martyrdom narratives that date to decades, even centuries, after the fact. By closely analyzing these sources--which often exhibit conflicting religious, political, and hagiographical agendas--an evolving portrait of the first Christian emperor begins to emerge. This portrait of Constantine is useful not for re-constructing the events of the fourth century, but for understanding how the Syriac Christians of Roman Mesopotamia and Sasanian Persia used Constantine and the Christians of the West to fashion multiple political and religious identities over a prolonged period of change"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Titel der eigentlichen Dissertation: The Persian persecution: martyrdom, politics, and religious identity in late Ancient Syriac Christianity
ISBN:0520289609