Constantine and the Bishops - The Politics of Intolerance

Informationen zum Autor H. A. Drake is a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Klappentext "A refreshingly original and powerfully argued re-conception of the issues and the forces at work in this period of the conversion not of Constantine, but of Christianity. A riveting story, and masterfully told." -- New Republic A book for students and scholars of ancient history and religion, Constantine and the Bishops shows how Christian belief motivated and gave shape to imperial rule.

Product details

• Authors: H A Drake, H. A. Drake, H. A. (Department of History) Drake
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.11.2002
• EAN: 9780801871047
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-7104-7
• No. of pages: 632
• Series: Ancient Society and History; Ancient Society and History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, RELIGION / Spirituality, HISTORY / Europe / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, Spirituality & religious experience, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Spirituality and religious experience, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory