Contra Christianos : la critique sociale et religieuse du christianisme des origenes [i.e. origines] au Concile de Nicee (45-325) / Xavier Levieils.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Levieils, Xavier.

Series:

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der alteren Kirche ; Beiheft 146.

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der alteren Kirche, 0171-6441 ; Bd. 146

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Christianity and culture--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Christianity and culture.

Christianity--Controversial literature--History and criticism.

Christianity.

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

Church history.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism--History--To 1500.

Christianity and other religions.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity--History--To 1500.

Judaism.

Persecution--Rome.

Persecution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (564 p.)

Other Title:

Critique sociale et religieuse du christianisme des origines au Concile de Nicee (45-325)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 2007.

Language Note:

French

Summary:

The persecution of the Church ordered by the Roman State, whether it was by local magistrates or on imperial command, was the most visible manifestation of the hostility directed against Christians during the first three centuries of our era. In reality however, this persecution, more virulent in some of its episodes than in others, was merely the crystallisation of the rejection of Christianity already expressed by the population at large. Christianity, spreading rapidly beyond its original Jewish context, was perceived by Graeco-Roman society through the deforming lens of ideas and values entirely foreign to it. For this reason, Christians became the victims of religious and social categorisations which forced them into the margins of society. Christianity's assimilation with superstition (Jewish origins, irrational doctrine, recruitment from the masses, doubtful practices [magic, anthropophagy, ritual murder, sexual debauchery, Christ-worship, cross-worship, sun-worship, ass-worship]) and the accusations against it of atheism (a reaction against its exclusive monotheism) and of 'hatred of mankind' (non-adherence to the common values [civil, familial or political]) reveal that public opinion played a crucial role preceding the measures taken against Christians, and that the anti-Christian hostility was a reactionary movement against a group that threatened the basic structures of the City.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Préface

Table des matières

Introduction

Chapitre 1: La perception de la relation judaïsme-christianisme

1.1 La conversion des Juifs

1.2 Mission et influences judéo-chrétiennes

1.3 La conversion des craignant-Dieu

1.4 Approches régionales de la perception

1.5 La portée intellectuelle de la perception

Chapitre 2: Le christianisme superstition

2.1 L'aspect psychologique de la superstition

2.2 Superstition et religion étrangère

2.3 Religion, philosophie et superstition populaire

2.4 Le contenu de la superstition chrétienne

Chapitre 3: Athéisme et impiété

3.1 Athéisme, impiété et sacrilège

3.2 Athéisme pratique

3.3 Athéisme théorique

3.4 La colère des dieux

Chapitre 4: La haine du genre humain

4.1 Fêtes religieuses et activités professionnelles

4.2 Le martyre

4.3 La division des familles

4.4 La conjuration chrétienne

Conclusion générale

Abréviations

Bibliographie

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Université de Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne, 2003.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2019)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [517]-548).

ISBN:

9783110934892

3110934892

OCLC:

992489922