1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910404125703321

Autore

Rohmann Dirk

Titolo

Christianity, book-burning and censorship in late antiquity : studies in text transmission / / Dirk Rohmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

De Gruyter, 2016

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

3-11-048555-9

3-11-048607-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (370 pages)

Collana

Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte, , 1861-5996 ; ; Volume 135

Disciplina

002.09/015

Soggetti

Censorship - Religious aspects - Christianity - History

Prohibited books - History

Book burning - History

Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Great Persecution, the Emperor Julian and Christian Reactions -- 2 Fahrenheit AD 451 – Imperial Legislation and Public Authority -- 3 Holy Men, Clerics and Ascetics -- 4 Materialist Philosophy -- 5 Moral Disapproval of Literary Genres -- 6 Destruction of Libraries -- 7 The Post-Roman Successor States -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of persons -- Subject index -- Index of passages

Sommario/riassunto

It is estimated that only a small fraction, less than 1 per cent, of ancient literature has survived to the present day. The role of Christian authorities in the active suppression and destruction of books in Late Antiquity has received surprisingly little sustained consideration by academics. In an approach that presents evidence for the role played by Christian institutions, writers and saints, this book analyses a broad range of literary and legal sources, some of which have hitherto been little studied. Paying special attention to the problem of which genres and book types were likely to be targeted, the author argues that in addition to heretical, magical, astrological and anti-Christian books,



other less obviously subversive categories of literature were also vulnerable to destruction, censorship or suppression through prohibition of the copying of manuscripts. These include texts from materialistic philosophical traditions, texts which were to become the basis for modern philosophy and science. This book examines how Christian authorities, theologians and ideologues suppressed ancient texts and associated ideas at a time of fundamental transformation in the late classical world.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910807977403321

Titolo

Vitiligo / / edited by Seung-kung Hann, James Nordlund

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2000

ISBN

9786611321659

9781281321657

1281321656

9780470760116

0470760117

9780470759844

0470759844

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

HannSeung-Kyung

NordlundJames J

Disciplina

616.5/5

Soggetti

Vitiligo

Pigmentation disorders

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

VITILIGO; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; PART 1 GENERAL TOPICS ABOUT VITILIGO; 1: Definition of Vitiligo; 2: The Loss of Melanocytes from the Epidermis: the Mechanism for Depigmentation of Vitiligo Vulgaris; 3: History and Cultural Aspects of Vitiligo; 4: Genetics and Prevalence of Vitiligo Vulgaris; PART 2 CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF VITILIGO; 5: Histology of Vitiliginous Skin; 6: Clinical



Features of Generalized Vitiligo; 7: Clinical Features of Segmental Vitiligo; 8: Childhood Vitiligo: Clinical Spectrum and Therapeutic Approaches; 9: Special Features of Vitiligo

10: Depigmentation of Hair and Mucous Membranes 11: Ocular and Otic Findings in Vitiligo; 12: The Association of Vitiligo with Disorders of Other Organ Systems; 13: The Psychological Effects of Vitiligo: Response to Impaired Appearance; 14: Differential Diagnosis of Vitiligo Vulgaris; PART 3 PATHOGENESIS OF VITILIGO: THEORIES FOR DEPIGMENTATION; 15: The Intrinsic (Genetic) Theory for the Cause of Vitiligo; 16: Theories on the Pathogenesis of Depigmentation: Immune Hypothesis; 17: Autocytotoxic Hypothesis for the Destruction of Melanocytes as the Cause of Vitiligo; 18: Neural Pathogenesis

19: Biochemical Theory of Vitiligo: a Role of Pteridines in Pigmentation PART 4 TREATMENT OF VITILIGO; 20: The Melanocyte Reservoir and its Necessity; 21: PUVA Therapy; 22: Steroid Treatment for Vitiligo; 23: Pseudocatalase in the Treatment of Vitiligo; 24: Surgical Therapies for Vitiligo; 25: Micropigmentation; 26: Depigmentation for the Treatment of Extensive Vitiligo; 27: Ancillary Therapies: Helping the Patient with Vitiligo to Adjust; 28: Sunscreens and Sun Protection; 29: Alternative Therapies for Vitiligo; PART 5 TOPICS RELATED TO VITILIGO; 30: Depigmentation Other Than Vitiligo

31: Physiological Alterations in the Depigmented Skin of Patients with Vitiligo 32: Chemical Leukoderma; 33: Animal Models; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This monograph is a comprehensive expose of the disorder vitiligo. The book introduces the topic with a presentation about its cultural effects in the Middle East where vitiligo is exceptionally disabling to the affected person. Nehru as Prime Minister of India stated that vitiligo was a major impediment to the successful development of India. The book includes sections on the definition of vitiligo based on a consensus of world experts on vitiligo. There is a complete description of its clinical manifestations including the extracutaneous sites by world experts.