Christian persecution, martyrdom, and orthodoxy [[electronic resource] /] / G.E.M. De Ste. Croix ; edited by Michael Whitby and Joseph Streeter

• Autore: De Ste. Croix G. E. M (Geoffrey Ernest Maurice)
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (407 p.)
• Disciplina: 272/.1; 936
• Soggetto topico: Persecution; Martyrdom - Christianity; Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
• Altri autori: WhitbyMichael StreeterJoseph
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Aspects of the 'Great' persecution -- The Fourth Edict in the West and the date of the Council of Elvira -- Why were the early Christians persecuted? -- Voluntary martyrdom in the early church -- Heresy, schism, and persecution in the later Roman Empire -- The Council of Chalcedon / with additions by Michael Whitby -- Early Christian attitudes to property and slavery.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume brings together seven seminal papers by the great radical historian Geoffrey de Ste. Croix, who died in 2000, on early Christian topics, with an especial focus on persecution and martyrdom. Christian martyrdom is a topic which conjures up ready images of inhumane persecutors confronted by Christian heroes who perish for the instant but win the long-term battle for reputation. In five of these essays Ste. Croix scrutinizes the evidence to reveal the significant role ofChristian themselves, first as volunteer martyrs and later, after the triumph of Christianity in the early fourth ce
• Titolo autorizzato: Christian persecution, martyrdom, and orthodoxy
• ISBN: 1-280-84405-1; 9786610844050; 0-19-153519-2; 1-4356-2345-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996209835503316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno