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The Power of Religion in Late Antiquity (Paperback)
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The Power of Religion in Late Antiquity (Paperback)
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Late Antiquity witnessed a dramatic recalibration in the economy of
power, and nowhere was this more pronounced than in the realm of
religion. The transformations that occurred in this pivotal era
moved the ancient world into the Middle Ages and forever changed
the way that religion was practiced. The twenty eight studies in
this volume explore this shift using evidence ranging from Latin
poetic texts, to Syriac letter collections, to the iconography of
Roman churches and Merowingian mortuary goods. They range in
chronology from the late third through the early seventh centuries
AD and apply varied theories and approaches. All converge around
the notion that religion is fundamentally a discourse of power and
that power in Late Antiquity was especially charged with the force
of religion. The articles are divided into eight sections which
examine the power of religion in literature, theurgical power over
the divine, emperors and the deployment of religious power,
limitations on the power of the ecclesiastical hierarchy, the use
of the cross as a symbol of power, Rome and its transformation as a
center of power, the power of religion in the barbarian west, and
religious power in the communities of the east. This kaleidoscope
of perspectives creates a richly illuminating volume that add a new
social and political dimension to current debates about religion in
Late Antiquity.
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