04117nam 2200649Ia 450 991046292020332120220114030440.00-8122-0157-410.9783/9780812201574(CKB)2670000000418165(OCoLC)608025189(CaPaEBR)ebrary10748337(SSID)ssj0000949530(PQKBManifestationID)11524483(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000949530(PQKBWorkID)11014323(PQKB)11108507(MiAaPQ)EBC3442027(MdBmJHUP)muse26098(DE-B1597)449009(OCoLC)979576052(DE-B1597)9780812201574(Au-PeEL)EBL3442027(CaPaEBR)ebr10748337(CaONFJC)MIL682360(EXLCZ)99267000000041816520070604d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGrammar and Christianity in the late Roman world[electronic resource] /Catherine M. ChinPhiladelphia University of Pennsylvania Pressc20081 online resource (281 p.)Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient ReligionBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-322-51078-4 0-8122-4035-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-260) and index.Front matter --Contents --1. Introduction. Toward Tyranny --2. Imagining Classics --3. From Grammar to Piety --4. Displacement and Excess Christianizing Grammar --5. Fear, Boredom, and Amusement Emotion and Grammar --6. Grammar and Utopia --Epilogue. Christianization and Narration --Notes --Works Cited --Index --AcknowledgmentsBetween the years 350 and 500 a large body of Latin artes grammaticae emerged, educational texts outlining the study of Latin grammar and attempting a systematic discussion of correct Latin usage. These texts-the most complete of which are attributed to Donatus, Charisius, Servius, Diomedes, Pompeius, and Priscian-have long been studied as documents in the history of linguistic theory and literary scholarship. In Grammar and Christianity in the Late Roman World, Catherine Chin instead finds within them an opportunity to probe the connections between religious ideology and literary culture in the later Roman Empire. To Chin, the production and use of these texts played a decisive role both in the construction of a pre-Christian classical culture and in the construction of Christianity as a religious entity bound to a religious text. In exploring themes of utopian writing, pedagogical violence, and the narration of the self, the book describes the multiple ways literary education contributed to the idea that the Roman Empire and its inhabitants were capable of converting from one culture to another, from classical to Christian. The study thus reexamines the tensions between these two idealized cultures in antiquity by suggesting that, on a literary level, they were produced simultaneously through reading and writing techniques that were common across the empire. In bringing together and reevaluating fundamental topics from the fields of religious studies, classics, education, and literary criticism, Grammar and Christianity in the Late Roman World offers readers from these disciplines the opportunity to reconsider the basic conditions under which religions and cultures interact.Christianity and cultureHistoryGrammar, Comparative and generalHistoryRomeHistoryEmpire, 284-476Electronic books.Christianity and cultureHistory.Grammar, Comparative and generalHistory.415.0937Chin Catherine M.1972-698252MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462920203321Grammar and Christianity in the late Roman world1374680UNINA04509nam 2200745 a 450 991078136070332120221005193813.01-5017-0291-20-8014-6362-910.7591/9780801463624(CKB)2550000000035243(OCoLC)732957180(CaPaEBR)ebrary10468077(SSID)ssj0000541810(PQKBManifestationID)11368705(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000541810(PQKBWorkID)10509258(PQKB)11111933(OCoLC)1017608183(MdBmJHUP)muse65127(DE-B1597)481723(OCoLC)984592612(DE-B1597)9780801463624(Au-PeEL)EBL3138198(CaPaEBR)ebr10468077(MiAaPQ)EBC3138198(EXLCZ)99255000000003524320080305d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrTearing apart the land[electronic resource] Islam and legitimacy in Southern Thailand /Duncan McCargoIthaca [N.Y.] Cornell University Press20081 online resource (263 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8014-7499-X 0-8014-4527-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Islam -- Politics -- Security -- Militants.Since January 2004, a violent separatist insurgency has raged in southern Thailand, resulting in more than three thousand deaths. Though largely unnoticed outside Southeast Asia, the rebellion in Pattani and neighboring provinces and the Thai government's harsh crackdown have resulted in a full-scale crisis. Tearing Apart the Land by Duncan McCargo, one of the world's leading scholars of contemporary Thai politics, is the first fieldwork-based book about this conflict. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of the region, hundreds of interviews conducted during a year's research in the troubled area, and unpublished Thai-language sources that range from anonymous leaflets to confessions extracted by Thai security forces, McCargo locates the roots of the conflict in the context of the troubled power relations between Bangkok and the Muslim-majority "deep South." McCargo describes how Bangkok tried to establish legitimacy by co-opting local religious and political elites. This successful strategy was upset when Thaksin Shinawatra became prime minister in 2001 and set out to reorganize power in the region. Before Thaksin was overthrown in a 2006 military coup, his repressive policies had exposed the precariousness of the Bangkok government's influence. A rejuvenated militant movement had emerged, invoking Islamic rhetoric to challenge the authority of local leaders obedient to Bangkok. For readers interested in contemporary Southeast Asia, insurgency and counterinsurgency, Islam, politics, and questions of political violence, Tearing Apart the Land is a powerful account of the changing nature of Islam on the Malay peninsula, the legitimacy of the central Thai government and the failures of its security policy, the composition of the militant movement, and the conflict's disastrous impact on daily life in the deep South. Carefully distinguishing the uprising in southern Thailand from other Muslim rebellions, McCargo suggests that the conflict can be ended only if a more participatory mode of governance is adopted in the region.Legitimacy of governmentsThailand, SouthernIslam and politicsThailand, SouthernPolitical violenceThailand, SouthernMuslimsPolitical activityThailand, SouthernMalays (Asian people)Thailand, SouthernPolitics and governmentInsurgencyThailand, SouthernThailand, SouthernPolitics and governmentThailandPolitics and government1988-Legitimacy of governmentsIslam and politicsPolitical violenceMuslimsPolitical activityMalays (Asian people)Politics and government.Insurgency959.3McCargo Duncan572293MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781360703321Tearing apart the land3835494UNINA