The Power of Religion in Late Antiquity

The Power of Religion in Late Antiquity
ISBN-10
0754667251
ISBN-13
9780754667254
Category
History
Pages
486
Language
English
Published
2009-01-01
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Authors
Noel Emmanuel Lenski, Andrew Cain

Description

Late Antiquity witnessed a dramatic recalibration in the economy of power, and nowhere was this more pronounced than in the realm of religion. The transformations that occurred in this pivotal era moved the ancient world into the Middle Ages and forever changed the way that religion was practiced. The twenty eight studies in this volume explore this shift using evidence ranging from Latin poetic texts, to Syriac letter collections, to the iconography of Roman churches and Merowingian mortuary goods.The kaleidoscope of perspectives they provide creates a richly illuminating volume that add a new social and political dimension to current debates about religion in Late Antiquity.

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