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Cesti - The Extant Fragments

English · Hardback

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Iulius Africanus (3rd cent.) is a fascinating writer in a period of transition. Widely travelled, he belongs to the intellectual élite of the second sophistic. His two main works present a similar encyclopedic approach, but very different contents. He can be considered the "father of Christian chronography", since he authored the first Christian world chronicle (Chronographiae). However, he also wrote a comprehensive and multifaceted manual of many fields of knowledge, where the religious character is open to debate. The preserved fragments of the Cesti treat military, technical, medical and many other topics. These texts are presented in an entirely new critical edition. The transmission of the texts as well as questions of authenticity are highly complex. Compared to the previous edition (Vieillefond 1970), considerable progress has been reached in terms of both, quantity and quality of the material. Hitherto unknown texts have been included, and in the case of dubious authorship all necessary information is provided for a realistic picture of the transmission. In the introduction, all relevant channels of transmission are discussed. The edition is accompanied by notes and a new English translation.

About the author

Martin Wallraff, ev. Theologe, ist seit 2005 Ordinarius für Kirchen- und Theologiegeschichte an der theologischen Fakultät der Universität Basel. Die Schwerpunkte seiner Arbeit sind die Religions- und Christentumsgeschichte der Spätantike sowie die Kirchengeschichte der Stadt Rom. Er ist Mitbegründer des Melanchthon Zentrums in Rom (evangelisches Studienzentrum für ökumenische Theologie).

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"La traduzione inglese è molto puntuale e costituisce un sussidio assai utile per la comprensione del testo. [...] In definitiva, quest'edizione si può ritenere un'assoluta pietra miliare nel campo degli studi che, direttamente o indirettamente, vanno a toccare la figura di Giulio Africano e la tradizione dei suoi Cesti. Non solo, infatti, il miglioramento quantitativo e qualitativo rispetto al passato è nettamente percepibile, ma la nuova traduzione inglese, l'introduzione ampia ed aggiornata e le note puntuali permetteranno di ampliare la cerchia di coloro che saranno."
Tommaso Braccini in: Lexis 32/2014
"Nevertheless, despite all criticisms, this is a valuable and erudite edition, which should stimulate further study of these often puzzling texts."
Leofranc Holford-Strevens in: Gnomon 87,6/2015

Product details

Authors Iulius Africanus, Iulius Africanus
Assisted by Christophe Guignard (Editor), Christophe Jean-Daniel Guignard (Editor), Laura Mecella (Editor), Laura Mecella et al (Editor), Carl Scardino (Editor), Carlo Scardino (Editor), Martin Wallraff (Editor), William Adler (Translation)
Publisher De Gruyter
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 01.08.2012
 
EAN 9783110286762
ISBN 978-3-11-028676-2
No. of pages 224
Dimensions 178 mm x 24 mm x 244 mm
Weight 736 g
Series Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte
Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte
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Subject Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity

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