Demonic in the Political Thought of Eusebius of Caesarea

Zusatztext Hazel Johannessen's The Demonic in the Political Thought of Eusebius of Caesarea, the study is enjoyable, fresh, and well worth a read. Informationen zum Autor Hazel Johannessen completed her PhD in Classics at King's College London, in 2014. Her research interests lie in the area of late antique history, with a particular focus on intellectual history and demonology. Klappentext Through close literary analysis of the original Greek texts, Hazel Johannessen explores how Eusebius of Caesarea (c.260-339) used ideas about demons in his political thought. Zusammenfassung Through close literary analysis of the original Greek texts, Hazel Johannessen explores how Eusebius of Caesarea (c.260-339) used ideas about demons in his political thought. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations Note on Translation Note on citations CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE Introduction 1: EUSEBIUS WORKS 2: THE NATURE OF DEMONIC THREATS 3: A DIVIDED UNIVERSE 4: DEMONIC INFLUENCE AND HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY 5: DEMONIC ACTIVITY AND HISTORICAL PROGRESS 6: DEMONIC TYRANNY AND VIRTUOUS KINGSHIP Conclusions Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Hazel Johannessen, Hazel (Independent Scholar) Johannessen, Johannessen Hazel
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.10.2016
• EAN: 9780198787242
• ISBN: 978-0-19-878724-2
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, RELIGION / Christianity / History, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Social & political philosophy, History of Religion, social and political philosophy, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, BCE to c 500 CE, The Early Church, BCE period – Protohistory