Tertullian the African An Anthropological Reading of Tertullian's Context and Identities
This work is largely a social history of Tertullian, a Christian from Carthage (c.160� CE), and his ancient African context, which is viewed through a postcolonial lens.Theories from the discipline of social/cultural anthropology, e.g. kinship, class and ethnicity, are applied to selections of Tertu...
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2011
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| Series: | Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies
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| Online Access: | Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication Open Access: DOAB, download the publication |
| Summary: | This work is largely a social history of Tertullian, a Christian from Carthage (c.160� CE), and his ancient African context, which is viewed through a postcolonial lens.Theories from the discipline of social/cultural anthropology, e.g. kinship, class and ethnicity, are applied to selections of Tertullian`s writings.Some of the issues addressed include identity politics, Roman/African relations, martyrdom and the so-called Montanist heresy. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110194531 9783110926262 |
| Access: | Open Access |