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The Christianization of knowledge in late antiquity : intellectual and material transformations / Mark Letteney, of Washington.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023Description: xvi, 290 pagine ; 23 cmContent type:
  • testo (txt)
Media type:
  • senza mediazione (n)
Carrier type:
  • volume (nc)
ISBN:
  • 9781009363389
  • 9781009363358
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 937/.06 23/eng/20230427
Other classification:
  • DG 78.L46 2023
Contents:
Christianizing knowledge or, a beginning of late antiquity -- A history of Christian fact finding -- A methodological revolution in fourth century theology -- A new order of books in the Theodosian age -- New bookforms -- New texts -- Christian tools in traditionalist texts -- New meanings.
Summary: "Bringing together ancient scholarly works and the manuscripts which carry them, this study presents a new way to answer the old question "What does it mean for Rome to become Christian?". It demonstrates that imperial Christianity changed not just what people believe, but how people think".
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Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Opera (Magaz.) Opera (Magaz.) Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Magazzino DG 78.L46 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0030219711

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Christianizing knowledge or, a beginning of late antiquity -- A history of Christian fact finding -- A methodological revolution in fourth century theology -- A new order of books in the Theodosian age -- New bookforms -- New texts -- Christian tools in traditionalist texts -- New meanings.

"Bringing together ancient scholarly works and the manuscripts which carry them, this study presents a new way to answer the old question "What does it mean for Rome to become Christian?". It demonstrates that imperial Christianity changed not just what people believe, but how people think".