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200 10$aSage, saint and sophist $eholy men and their associates in the early Roman Empire /$fGraham Anderson
210  1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1994.
215   $a1 online resource (303 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; 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 HOLINESS
327   $a13 PROGRESS: CONTINUITIES AND COMPARISONS14 EPILOGUE: VARIETIES OF AMBIGUITY; Appendix: Jesus the Jew;  Jesus the Magician; Notes; Select bibliography; Index
330   $aHoly 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 t
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606   $aChurch history$yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600
606   $aReligious biography$zRome
607   $aRome$xHistory$yEmpire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D
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