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UNINA9910461639903321 |
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Kalleres Dayna S. <1970-> |
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City of demons : violence, ritual, and Christian power in late antiquity / / Dayna S. Kalleres |
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Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (393 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Demonology - History of doctrines - Early church, ca. 30-600 |
Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
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Antioch (Turkey) Religious life and customs |
Jerusalem Religious life and customs |
Milan (Italy) Religious life and customs |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The City in Late Antiquity: Where Have All the Demons Gone? -- 1. A City of Religious Pluralism and Spiritual Ambiguity -- 2. The Devil Is in the Ritual -- 3. The Spectacle of Exorcism -- 4. Jerusalem to Aelia, Aelia to Jerusalem: Monumental Transformations -- 5. Cyril of Jerusalem: The Devil in the Word, the Demons in the Image -- 6. Apocalyptic Prophets and the Cross: Revealing Jerusalem's Demons from the Crucifixion to the End of Days -- 7. Ambrose and Nicene Demoniacs: Charismatic Christianity Inside and Outside Milan -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Ancient Language Editions by Series -- Translations of Ancient Sources -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Although it would appear in studies of late antique ecclesiastical authority and power that scholars have covered everything, an important aspect of the urban bishop has long been neglected: his role as demonologist and exorcist. When the emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the realm, bishops and priests everywhere struggled to "Christianize" the urban spaces still |
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