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There is no crime for those who have Christ : religious violence in the Christian Roman Empire /

Focusing on the 4th and 5th centuries, Michael Gaddis explores how various groups employed the language of religious violence to construct their own identities, to undermine the legitimacy of their rivals, & to advance themselves in the competitive & high stakes process of Christianizing the...

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Main Author: Gaddis, Michael, 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [2005]
Series:Transformation of the classical heritage ; 39.
Subjects:
Persecution > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Violence > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Violence > History > To 1500.
Church history > 4th century.
Church history > 5th century.
Martyrdom > Christianity.
Christianity and culture > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Persécutions.
Violence > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Église > Histoire > 4e siècle.
Église > Histoire > 5e siècle.
Martyre.
Christianisierung.
Religiöse Verfolgung.
Gewalt.
Römisches Reich.
Church history.
Martyrdom.
Persecution.
Geschichte 312-500
300 - 499
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Summary:Focusing on the 4th and 5th centuries, Michael Gaddis explores how various groups employed the language of religious violence to construct their own identities, to undermine the legitimacy of their rivals, & to advance themselves in the competitive & high stakes process of Christianizing the Roman Empire.
Physical Description:xiv, 396 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-368) and index.
ISBN:0520241045 (alk. paper)
9780520241046 (alk. paper)