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Authority and the Sacred: Aspects of the Christianisation of the Roman World (Canto Original) (Canto original series)
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Product Description
The Christianisation of the Roman world lies at the root of modern Europe, yet at the time it was a tentative and piecemeal process. Peter Brown’s fascinating study examines the factors which proved decisive and the compromises which made the emergence of the Christian ‘thought world’ possible: how the the old gods of the Roman Empire could be reinterpreted as symbols to further the message of the Church. Peter Brown also shows how Christian holy men were less representative of a triumphant faith than negotiators of a working compromise between the new faith and traditional ways of dealing with the supernatural worlds.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #293300 in Books
- Published on: 1997-08-28
- Released on: 2008-01-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 108 pages
Editorial Reviews
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‘A brilliant book, by a scholar to whom church historians are already deeply indebted, providing ample material for further debates.’ The Expository Times
‘ ... the treatment is fresh and independent’. The Times Literary Supplement
