Christianity, book-burning and censorship in late antiquity : : studies in text transmission / / Dirk Rohmann.
It is estimated that only a small fraction, less than 1 per cent, of ancient literature has survived to the present day. The role of Christian authorities in the active suppression and destruction of books in Late Antiquity has received surprisingly little sustained consideration by academics. In an...
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| Superior document: | Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte, Volume 135 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin, [Germany] ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : De Gruyter,, 2016. ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte ;
Volume 135. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (370 pages). |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 The Great Persecution, the Emperor Julian and Christian Reactions
- 2 Fahrenheit AD 451 – Imperial Legislation and Public Authority
- 3 Holy Men, Clerics and Ascetics
- 4 Materialist Philosophy
- 5 Moral Disapproval of Literary Genres
- 6 Destruction of Libraries
- 7 The Post-Roman Successor States
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of persons
- Subject index
- Index of passages