| Barbarian or Greek?: The Charge of Barbarism and Early Christian Apologetics Contributor(s): Antonova (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004306250 ISBN-13: 9789004306257 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $143.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Eastern - Religion | History |
| Series: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.35 lbs) 348 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In her book Barbarian or Greek?: The Charge of Barbarism and Early Christian Apologetics, Stamenka Antonova examines different aspects of the charge of barbarism in the Greek and Latin Christian apologetic texts (2-4th centuries) and the various responses to it by the early Christians. The author demonstrates that the charge of barbarism encompasses a broad range of meanings, such as low social class, inadequate education, immorality, criminal activity, political treason, as well as foreign ethnicity and language. In addition to contextualizing the charge of barbarism in ancient rhetorical practices, the author also applies literary criticism and post-colonial theory to shed light on the concept of the barbarian as an ideological-rhetorical tool for othering, marginalization and persecution in the Roman Empire. |