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The Christianization of knowledge in late antiquity : intellectual and material transformations /

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"Bringing together ancient scholarly works and the manuscripts which carry them, this study presents a new way to answer the old question "What does it mean for Rome to become Christian?". It demonstrates that imperial Christianity changed not just what people believe, but how people...

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Main Author: Letteney, Mark (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Learning and scholarship > Rome > History.
Learning and scholarship > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Intellectual life > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Religion and state > Rome.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Rome > Civilization > Christian influences.
Rome > Intellectual life.
Savoir et érudition > Rome > Histoire.
Savoir et érudition > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Vie intellectuelle > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Religion et État > Rome.
Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Church history > Primitive and early church
Civilization > Christian influences
Intellectual life
Intellectual life > Religious aspects > Christianity
Learning and scholarship
Learning and scholarship > Religious aspects > Christianity
Religion and state
Rome (Empire)
30-600
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Christianizing knowledge or, a beginning of late antiquity
  • A history of Christian fact finding
  • A methodological revolution in fourth century theology
  • A new order of books in the Theodosian age
  • New bookforms
  • New texts
  • Christian tools in traditionalist texts
  • New meanings.