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Chalcedon in Context: Church Councils 400-700 (Liverpool University Press - Translated Texts for Historians)
Richard Price
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Description for Chalcedon in Context: Church Councils 400-700 (Liverpool University Press - Translated Texts for Historians)
Paperback. A collection of essays that has its origin in a conference held at Oxford in 2006 to mark the publication of the first English edition of the Acts of Chalcedon. Editor(s): Price, Richard; Whitby, Mary. Series: Translated Texts for Historians, Contexts. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC2; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
This collection of essays has its origin in a conference held at Oxford in 2006 to mark the publication of the first English edition of the Acts of Chalcedon. Its aim is to place Chalcedon in a broader context, and bring out the importance of the acts of the early general councils from the fifth to the seventh century, documents that because of their bulk and relative inaccessibility have received only limited attention till recently. This volume is evidence that this situation is now rapidly changing, as historians of late antiquity as well as specialists in the history of the ... Read more
This collection of essays has its origin in a conference held at Oxford in 2006 to mark the publication of the first English edition of the Acts of Chalcedon. Its aim is to place Chalcedon in a broader context, and bring out the importance of the acts of the early general councils from the fifth to the seventh century, documents that because of their bulk and relative inaccessibility have received only limited attention till recently. This volume is evidence that this situation is now rapidly changing, as historians of late antiquity as well as specialists in the history of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Translated Texts for Historians, Contexts
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846316487
SKU
V9781846316487
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About Richard Price
Richard Price is Professor Emeritus of the History of Christianity, Heythrop College and Honorary Research Fellow, Royal Holloway, University of London. His many previous publications include The Acts of the Lateran Synod of 649 (with P. Booth & C. Cubitt, Liverpool 2014), The Acts of the Second Council of Nicaea (Liverpool 2018), The Council of Ephesus of 431 (with T. ... Read more
Reviews for Chalcedon in Context: Church Councils 400-700 (Liverpool University Press - Translated Texts for Historians)
Chalcedon in context is a fine companion to the recently translated Acts, a careful exploration of the complexity of council records as historical sources, and a fitting beginning for a well-conceived new series.
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Medium Ævum, Vol. LXXVIII
This volume is obviously for the specialist, yet a requirement for every library. With regard to thoroughness and overall attention, ... Read more