| Un Heritage de Paix Et de Piete: Etude Sur Les Histoires Ecclesiastiques de Socrate Et de Sozomene Contributor(s): Van Nuffelen, P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9042915412 ISBN-13: 9789042915411 Publisher: Peeters OUR PRICE: $87.12 Product Type: Hardcover Language: French Published: December 2004 Annotation: This book studies the works of Socrates and Sozomen, two church historians who lived in Constantinople during the reign of Theodosius II (409-450). Both covered the period form Constantine the Great to Theodosius II (324-439) in their writings, and their ecclesiastic histories have many elements in common, though their character greatly differs. This study offers a reconstruction of their careers and social environment, analyzes their theology of history and their definition 'Ecclesiastic history genre, and discusses their historical method and attitude towards historic tradition. The result is a picture of the views that inhabitants of Constantinople held on events of the preceding century. It was distinguished by an optimism that believed that the enemies of the orthodox church, the heretics and pagans, were utterly defeated, and that an era of peace and piety was on its way. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 270.207 |
| LCCN: 2004053473 |
| Series: Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta |
| Physical Information: 1.34" H x 6.6" W x 9.76" (2.89 lbs) 663 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ce livre etudie les ouvrages de Socrate et de Sozomene, deux historiens de l'eglise qui vivaient ... Constantinople sous le regne de Theodose II (408-450). En couvrant tous les deux la periode de Constantin le Grand ... Theodose II (324-439), leurs Histoires ecclesiastiques ont de nombreux elements en commun, tout en etant de caractere tres different. Cette etude offre une reconstruction de leur carriere et de leur milieu social, analyse leur theologie de l'histoire et leur definition du genre Histoire ecclesiastique, et discute leur methode historique et leur attitude envers la tradition historique. Il en resulte un tableau du regard que les habitants de Constantinople portaient sur les evenements du siecle passe. Ce regard se distinguait par un optimisme qui croyait que les ennemis de l'eglise orthodoxe, les heretiques et les paiens, avaient ete definitivement battus et qu'une epoque de paix et de piete s'annoncait. |
