Stasis : Crowd violence and religious-political discourses in late antiquity / Jonathan Stutz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stutz, Jonathan, author.

Series:

Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum ; 1436-3003 137.

Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum; 137 1436-3003

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Violence.

Mobs.

Riots.

Church history--Historiography.

Church history.

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

Church history--4th century.

Physical Description:

X, 254 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2024.

Summary:

"Episodes of collective violence have come to us in forms of texts that were designed in such a way as to manipulate the perception and emotional response of a specific audience. Jonathan Stutz shows that, for this reason, early Christian narratives on religious violence have to be read against the background of ancient perceptions of violence and alongside ancient texts that aimed at legitimizing or de-legitimizing the use of physical coercion." -- Provided by publisher

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references adn index.

ISBN:

3161626370

9783161626371

OCLC:

1436456224