Matches in Harvard for { <http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/007547588/catalog> ?p ?o. }
Showing items 1 to 33 of
33
with 100 items per page.
- catalog abstract ""Ramsay MacMullen investigates the transition from paganism to Christianity between the fourth and eighth centuries. He reassesses the triumph of Christianity, contending that it was neither tidy nor quick, and he shows that the two religious systems were both vital during an interactive period that lasted far longer than historians have previously believed." "MacMullen explores the influences of paganism and Christianity upon each other. In a rich discussion of the different strengths of the two systems, he demonstrates that pagan beliefs were not eclipsed or displaced by Christianity but persisted or were transformed. The victory of the Christian church, he explains, was one not of obliteration but of widening embrace and assimilation. This fascinating book also includes new material on the Christian persecution of pagans over the centuries through methods that ranged from fines to crucifixion; the mixture of motives in conversion; the stubbornness of pagan resistance; the difficulty of satisfying the demands and expectations of new converts; and the degree of assimilation of Christianity to paganism."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Christianity & paganism in the fourth to eighth centuries".
- catalog contributor b10426390.
- catalog coverage "Rome Religion Relations Christianity.".
- catalog coverage "Rome Religion.".
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description ""Ramsay MacMullen investigates the transition from paganism to Christianity between the fourth and eighth centuries. He reassesses the triumph of Christianity, contending that it was neither tidy nor quick, and he shows that the two religious systems were both vital during an interactive period that lasted far longer than historians have previously believed." "MacMullen explores the influences of paganism and Christianity upon each other. In a rich discussion of the different strengths of the two systems, he demonstrates that pagan beliefs were not eclipsed or displaced by Christianity but persisted or were transformed. The victory of the Christian church, he explains, was one not of obliteration but of widening embrace and assimilation. This fascinating book also includes new material on the Christian persecution of pagans over the centuries through methods that ranged from fines to crucifixion; the mixture of motives in conversion; the stubbornness of pagan resistance; the difficulty of satisfying the demands and expectations of new converts; and the degree of assimilation of Christianity to paganism."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-275) and index.".
- catalog description "Persecution -- The cost to the persecuted -- Superstition -- Assimilation -- Summary.".
- catalog extent "vi, 282 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0300071485 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Rome Religion Relations Christianity.".
- catalog spatial "Rome Religion.".
- catalog subject "270.2 21".
- catalog subject "BR170 .M33 1997".
- catalog subject "Christianity and culture History Early church, approximately 30-600.".
- catalog subject "Christianity and other religions Roman History.".
- catalog subject "Christianity and other religions Roman.".
- catalog subject "Church history Primitive and early church, approximately 30-600.".
- catalog subject "Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.".
- catalog subject "Evangelistic work History Early church, approximately 30-600.".
- catalog subject "Paganism Relations Christianity.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Persecution -- The cost to the persecuted -- Superstition -- Assimilation -- Summary.".
- catalog title "Christianity & paganism in the fourth to eighth centuries".
- catalog title "Christianity and paganism in the fourth to eighth centuries / Ramsay MacMullen.".
- catalog type "text".