03222oam 2200661I 450 991097194130332120251116194514.00-415-75511-51-317-79967-41-315-81281-91-317-79966-610.4324/9781315812816 (CKB)2550000001194544(EBL)1603883(SSID)ssj0001108760(PQKBManifestationID)12461652(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001108760(PQKBWorkID)11103056(PQKB)11695808(OCoLC)874146594(MiAaPQ)EBC1603883(OCoLC)869736077(EXLCZ)99255000000119454420180331d1994 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSage, saint and sophist holy men and their associates in the early Roman Empire /Graham AndersonLondon ;New York :Routledge,1994.1 online resource (303 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-306-40442-8 0-415-02372-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 CONCEPTS: THE HOLY MAN AND HIS MILIEUX; 2 VIEWPOINTS: PERCEPTIONS AND PERSPECTIVES; 3 PATTERNS: LIVES AND LIFESTYLES; 4 WISDOM: CRAFTS, CUNNING, CREDULITY; 5 ACCLAMATION: THE RHETORIC OF REVELATION; 6 ACTION: DISPLAY AND INTERVENTION; 7 ALLIANCE: DISCIPLES, CLIENTS, PATRONS; 8 OPPOSITION: FALSE PROPHETS, CHEATS AND CHARLATANS; 9 AUTHORITY: CAESARS, PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS; 10 TRAVEL: HOLY MEN ON THE MOVE; 11 REPRESENTATION: THE HOLY MAN IN FICTION; 12 PRESTIGE: THE ENHANCEMENT OF HOLINESS13 PROGRESS: CONTINUITIES AND COMPARISONS14 EPILOGUE: VARIETIES OF AMBIGUITY; Appendix: Jesus the Jew; Jesus the Magician; Notes; Select bibliography; IndexHoly men, both pagan and Christian are persistent and puzzling figures in the religious life of the Roman Empire. In this first historical study of Holy Men for more than half a century, Dr Anderson applies techniques of literary analysis to throw light on the lifestyles and behaviour of these figures, from Jesus Christ to Peregrinus Proteus to dio Chrysostom, stressing their individuality as much as their common features.Sage, Saint and Sophist examines the variety of services, real or imaginary, that these colouful figures had to offer and how they maintained their credibility tCultsRomeProphetsRomeChurch historyPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600Religious biographyRomeRomeHistoryEmpire, 30 B.C.-284 A.DCultsProphetsChurch historyReligious biography292.9292.9Anderson Graham.156208MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971941303321Sage, saint and sophist486168UNINA01096nam 2200205zu 450 99669439790331620260108110658.0(CKB)37911248600041(UnM)99836057(EXLCZ)993791124860004120250319|1639uuuu || |engur|||||||||||Xi. Bookes Of The Golden Asse : Containing The Metamorphosie Of Lucius Apuleius, Interlaced With Sundry Pleasant And Delectable Tales: With An Excellent Narration Of The Marriage Of Cupid And Psyches, Set Out In The Fourth, Fifth And The Sixth Bookes. Translated Out Of Latine Into English, By William AdlingtonProQuest, UMI1639Apuleius439295BOOK996694397903316Xi. Bookes Of The Golden Asse : Containing The Metamorphosie Of Lucius Apuleius, Interlaced With Sundry Pleasant And Delectable Tales: With An Excellent Narration Of The Marriage Of Cupid And Psyches, Set Out In The Fourth, Fifth And The Sixth Bookes. Translated Out Of Latine Into English, By William Adlington4511783UNISA