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Death and Rebirth in Late Antiquity (Hardcover)
Lee M. Jefferson; Contributions by David Eastman, Mark D. Ellison, Jennifer Awes Freeman, Felicity Harley-McGowan, …
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Death and rebirth was of vital importance to early Christians in
late antiquity. In late antiquity, death was all encompassing.
Mortality rates were high, plague and disease in urban areas struck
at will, and one lived on the knife's edge regarding one's health.
Religion filled a crucial role in this environment, offering an
option for those who sought cure and comfort. Following death, the
inhumed were memorialized, providing solace to family members
through sculpture, painting, and epigraphy. This book offers a
sustained interdisciplinary treatment of death and rebirth, a theme
that early Christians (and scholars) found important. By analysing
the theme of death and rebirth through various lenses, the
contributors deepen our understanding of the early Christian
funerary and liturgical practices as well as their engagement with
other groups in the Empire.
The popular optics review manual, Last-Minute Optics: A Concise
Review of Optics, Refraction, and Contact Lenses, has been revised
and updated into a Second Edition. This unique resource boils down
the overwhelming subject matter of clinical optics and refraction,
helping the ophthalmologist cover the essentials in a single review
manual. The content is based upon the practical experience of two
clinically active experts who lecture on ophthalmic optics around
the world. This updated Second Edition by Drs. David G. Hunter and
Constance E. West includes new questions added to selected chapters
and a new chapter covering refractive surgery, as well as a key
chapter that helps you evaluate patients with symptoms related
directly to optical or refractive concerns. The complex concepts of
optics are revealed in easy-to-understand explanations enhanced by
simple illustrations. Last-Minute Optics, Second Edition allows you
to test your knowledge while increasing your understanding of
optics. Designed in a clear, concise, question-and-answer format,
this book allows for self-assessment and a chance to test your
understanding before you read the answer. Features of the Second
Edition: • Written in a light and approachable style to make
optics accessible and understandable • Unique question-and-answer
format allows for self-assessment while studying to identify areas
where more work is needed • Perfect for limited study time •
Includes real-life examples that are clinically relevant •
Numerous practical tips to help enhance clinical practice •
Includes 223 questions and answers Whether you’re an
ophthalmologist, ophthalmic technician, resident or student,
reviewing the optics facts and concepts is easier with Last-Minute
Optics: A Concise Review of Optics, Refraction, and Contact Lenses,
Second Edition. Â
Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity is the first
major study in English of the 'heretic' Jovinian and the
Jovinianist controversy. David G. Hunter examines early Christian
views on marriage and celibacy in the first three centuries and the
development of an anti-heretical tradition. He provides a thorough
analysis of the responses of Jovinian's main opponents, including
Pope Siricius, Ambrose, Jerome, Pelagius, and Augustine. In the
course of his discussion Hunter sheds new light on the origins of
Christian asceticism, the rise of clerical celibacy, the
development of Marian doctrine, and the formation of 'orthodoxy'
and 'heresy' in early Christianity.
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