| Authority and the Sacred: Aspects of the Christianisation of the Roman World Contributor(s): Brown, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511802358 ISBN-13: 9780511802355 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $140.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 270 |
| Series: Canto Original |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Christianization of the Roman world lies at the root of modern Europe. Peter Brown's fascinating study examines the factors that proved decisive and the compromises that made the emergence of the Christian conception of existence possible: how 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. |