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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarvard University Press
ISBN-100674006410
ISBN-139780674006416
eBay Product ID (ePID)1981338
Product Key Features
Book TitleMaking of a Christian Aristocracy : Social and Religious Change in the Western Roman Empire
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSocial Classes & Economic Disparity, Ancient / Rome, Christianity / History, General, Sociology of Religion
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, Social Science, History
AuthorMichele Renee Salzman
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight25.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-047075
Dewey Edition21
ReviewsThis fascinating and important book...discusses the social origins and career paths of the aristocratic men--and the family involvements of the women--who converted to Christianity, and concludes by exploring 'the emperor's influence on aristocratic conversion' and 'the aristocrats' influence on Christianity'...Salzman's work is important not just for the study of the early church but for the study of the whole history of Christianity. The class distinctions which she so ably explores were significant not only for early Christians, but also for the medieval church and the Reformation church., This is a fine book, genuinely paradigm-shifting and splendidly argued...remarkably firm and convincing. It offers a major addition to our knowledge of late antiquity., There is much to praise here. Salzman makes a coherent and believable case, and argues it well. She provides statistical derivatives of her database in the form of tables, from which others may form further conclusions...[Salzman] has elucidated one piece of the puzzle, and provided a wealth of data and approaches for others to take outstanding questions forward.
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal270.2/086/21
SynopsisWhat did it take to cause the Roman aristocracy to turn to Christianity, changing centuries-old beliefs and religious traditions? Michele Salzman takes a fresh approach to this much-debated question. Focusing on a sampling of individual aristocratic men and women as well as on writings and archeological evidence, she aims to bring new understanding to the process by which pagan aristocrats became Christian, and Christianity became aristocratic.
LC Classification NumberBR195.C6S35 2002
