Religions of the Constantinian empire / Mark Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337.

Constantine.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Church and state--Rome.

Church and state.

Rome--History--Constantine I, the Great, 306-337.

Rome.

Rome--Religion.

Rome--Religious life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Religions of the Constantinian Empire' provides a synoptic review of Constantine's relation to all the cultic and theological traditions of the Empire during the period from his seizure of power in the west in 306 to the end of his reign as autocrat of both east and west in 337.

Contents:

Part I. Philosophical Variations : 1. Christian versus pagan in Eusebius of Caesarea

2. Latin apologists and Roman culture

3. The metamorphoses of Platonism

4. Pagan holiness?

5. New forms of Christian holiness

Part II. Religious Plurality : 6. Religions of the vanquished

7. Religions of transformation

8. Jews and Judaism

Part III. Christian Polyphony : 9. The religious integrity of Constantine

10. The end of sacrifice

11. The Bible of the Constantinian church

12. Celebrating Christ

13. From Origen to Arius

14. Retrospectives, Christians and pagan.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 8, 2015).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-151150-1

0-19-181503-9

0-19-151149-8

OCLC:

1336404083