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Crisis of Empire: Doctrine and Dissent at the End of Late Antiquity
Phil Booth
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Hardback. Focuses on the attempts of three ascetics - John Moschus, Sophronius of Jerusalem, and Maximus Confessor - to determine the Church's power and place during a period of profound crisis, as the eastern Roman empire suffered serious reversals in the face of Persian and then Islamic expansion. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3D; 3F; HBJF1; HBLA; HBLC; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
This book focuses on the attempts of three ascetics - John Moschus, Sophronius of Jerusalem, and Maximus Confessor - to determine the Church's power and place during a period of profound crisis, as the eastern Roman empire suffered serious reversals in the face of Persian and then Islamic expansion. By asserting visions which reconciled long-standing intellectual tensions between asceticism and Church, these authors established the framework for their subsequent emergence as Constantinople's most vociferous religious critics, their alliance with the Roman popes, and their radical rejection of imperial interference in matters of the faith. Situated within the broader religious currents ... Read more
This book focuses on the attempts of three ascetics - John Moschus, Sophronius of Jerusalem, and Maximus Confessor - to determine the Church's power and place during a period of profound crisis, as the eastern Roman empire suffered serious reversals in the face of Persian and then Islamic expansion. By asserting visions which reconciled long-standing intellectual tensions between asceticism and Church, these authors established the framework for their subsequent emergence as Constantinople's most vociferous religious critics, their alliance with the Roman popes, and their radical rejection of imperial interference in matters of the faith. Situated within the broader religious currents ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
419
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Transformation of the Classical Heritage
Condition
New
Weight
972 g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520280427
SKU
V9780520280427
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About Phil Booth
Phil Booth is Leventis Lecturer in Eastern Christianity at Oxford University.
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