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Barbarian or Greek? : the charge of Barbarism and early Christian apologetics / by Stamenka Emilova Antonova.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Antonova, Stamenka Emilova, author.
- Series:
- Studies in the History of Christian Traditions 187.
- Studies in the history of Christian traditions, 1573-5664 ; volume 187
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
- Church history.
- Christianity--Controversial literature.
- Christianity.
- Apologetics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (348 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2019.
- Summary:
- In her book Barbarian or Greek?: The Charge of Barbarism and Early Christian Apologetics , Stamenka Antonova examines different aspects of the charge of barbarism in the Greek and Latin Christian apologetic texts (2-4th centuries) and the various responses to it by the early Christians. The author demonstrates that the charge of barbarism encompasses a broad range of meanings, such as low social class, inadequate education, immorality, criminal activity, political treason, as well as foreign ethnicity and language. In addition to contextualizing the charge of barbarism in ancient rhetorical practices, the author also applies literary criticism and post-colonial theory to shed light on the concept of the barbarian as an ideological-rhetorical tool for othering, marginalization and persecution in the Roman Empire.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Copyright Page / Stamenka E. Antonova
- / Stamenka E. Antonova
- Acknowledgements / Stamenka E. Antonova
- List of Abbreviations / Stamenka E. Antonova
- Prologue / Stamenka E. Antonova
- Ancient Rhetoric and the Charge of Barbarism / Stamenka E. Antonova
- Conceptualizations and Representations of the “Barbarian” in Greco-Roman Literature / Stamenka E. Antonova
- The Charge of Barbarism and Greek Christian Apologetic / Stamenka E. Antonova
- The Charge of Barbarism and Latin Christian Apologetic / Stamenka E. Antonova
- Epilogue / Stamenka E. Antonova
- Back Matter
- Bibliography / Stamenka E. Antonova
- Index / Stamenka E. Antonova.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-30624-2
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004306240 DOI
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