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The Christianization of knowledge in late antiquity : intellectual and material transformations
Author
Title
The Christianization of knowledge in late antiquity : intellectual and material transformations / Mark Letteney, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
ISBN
9781009363389
1009363387
9781009363358
1009363352
9781009363341
9781009363372
Publication
Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2023]
Copyright Notice Date
©2023
Physical Description
xvi, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"Bringing together ancient scholarly works and the manuscripts which carry them, this study presents a new way to answer the old question "What does it mean for Rome to become Christian?". It demonstrates that imperial Christianity changed not just what people believe, but how people think"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Letteney, Mark. Christianization of knowledge in late antiquity Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2023]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 26, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Christianizing knowledge or, a beginning of late antiquity
A history of Christian fact finding
A methodological revolution in fourth century theology
A new order of books in the Theodosian age
New bookforms
New texts
Christian tools in traditionalist texts
New meanings.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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