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Zusatztext "Whelan’s deft handling of episcopal rhetoric is one of many strengths in this well-written and persuasive book. . . . The implications of Whelan’s observations are enormous." Informationen zum Autor Robin Whelan is Senior Lecturer in Mediterranean History at the University of Liverpool. Klappentext “Whelan’s writing is a joy to read. Being Christian in Vandal Africa makes a genuine and substantial contribution to a field of study that has seen a great deal of exciting activity in recent years. Whelan complements a firm mastery of existing secondary scholarship with deft and sensitive readings of previously understudied primary materials. This is a tremendous book.”—Andy Merrills, Associate Professor of Ancient History, University of Leicester ”This splendid book is, quite simply, the finest discussion of religion in the Vandal kingdom that I have read. The analysis presented here challenges us to rethink religious controversy not just in Africa but across the post-Roman West.”—Jonathan P. Conant, Associate Professor of History, Brown University Zusammenfassung Being Christian in Vandal Africa investigates conflicts over Christian orthodoxy in the Vandal kingdom! the successor to Roman rule in North Africa! ca. 439 to 533 c.e. Exploiting neglected texts! author Robin Whelan exposes a sophisticated culture of disputation between Nicene (“Catholic”) and Homoian (“Arian”) Christians and explores their rival claims to political and religious legitimacy. These contests—sometimes violent—are key to understanding the wider and much-debated issues of identity and state formation in the post-imperial West. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations and Tables Acknowledgments Time Line Introduction PART I. CONTESTING ORTHODOXY 1. African Churches 2. In Dialogue with Heresy: Christian Polemical Literature 3. “What Th ey Are to Us! We Are to Them”: Homoian Orthodoxy and Homoousian Heresy 4. Ecclesiastical Histories: Reinventing the Arians PART II. ORTHODOXY AND SOCIETY 5. Exiles on Main Street: Nicene Bishops and the Vandal Court 6. Christianity! Ethnicity! and Society 7. Elite Christianity! Political Service! and Social Prestige Epilogue: Homoian Christianity in the Post-Imperial West Bibliography Index ...
