Nero-Antichrist - Founding and Fashioning a Paradigm

Refutes the commonly-held perception that Nero should be understood as the Antichrist figure in the Bible.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Neronian Myths; 2. Nero and the Bible; 3. The Invention of the Nero-Antichrist; 4. Reviving the Nero-Antichrist; 5. Epilogue: The Legacy of Revival; Appendix A. List of Early-Christian References to the Nero-Antichrist; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Shushma Malik is a Lecturer in Classics at the University of Roehampton. She has published book chapters and articles in international journals such as Classical Quarterly. Shushma has also featured as a guest on BBC Radio 3's The Sunday Feature: The Deluxe Edition and BBC Radio 4's In Our Time: Nero.

Summary

Refutes the commonly-held perception that Nero should be understood as the Antichrist figure in the Bible, and argues instead that this paradigm was a product of late antiquity. The paradigm's success facilitated its revival in the nineteenth century against the backdrop of the era's fin-de-siècle anxieties and religious controversies.

Product details

• Authors: Shushma Malik, Shushma (Roehampton University Malik
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781108798358
• ISBN: 978-1-108-79835-8
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Classics after Antiquity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Bibles, Christianity, History of Religion, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Church history, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval