Debate and dialogue : Christian and pagan cultures c. 360-430 / Maijastina Kahlos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kahlos, Maijastina.

Series:

Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies.

Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apologetics--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Apologetics.

Christianity and other religions--Roman.

Christianity and other religions.

Rome--Religion.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the construction of Christian identity in fourth and fifth centuries through inventing, fabricating and sharpening binary oppositions. Such oppositions, for example Christians - pagans; truth - falsehood; the one true god - the multitude of demons; the right religion - superstition, served to create and reinforce the Christian self-identity. The author examines how the Christian argumentation against pagans was intertwined with self-perception and self-affirmation

Contents:

Introduction

Constructing and deconstructing dichotomies

Debate, polemic and dialogue

Religio and superstitio

Ceremonies of light and dark

Gods and demons.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-203) and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57599-X

1-317-15436-3

1-317-15435-5

1-281-09937-6

9786611099374

0-7546-8656-6

9781315575995

OCLC:

319492035