«Unitas» in Latin Antiquity: Four Centuries of Continuity Contributor(s): Walters, Erik Thaddeus (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631614934 ISBN-13: 9783631614938 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $78.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2011 |
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BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Latin |
LCCN: 2012532253 |
Physical Information: 220 pages |
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Publisher Description: Following a survey of 20th century scholarship's various interpretations of unitas as employed by the mid-3rd century CE's Cyprian of Carthage, this volume introduces an innovative hermeneutic that utilizes a contextual analysis of all 233 instances of the term meaning oneness/unity in extant Latin literature's Pagan and ante-Nicene Christian authors from the 1st century BCE through the early 4th century CE. A synthesis subsequently is rendered possible, and continuity in the term's meaning without change, confusion, or contradiction remains a hallmark. |