Tertullian the African : : an anthropological reading of Tertullian's context and identities / / by David E. Wilhite.
Who was Tertullian, and what can we know about him? This work explores his social identities, focusing on his North African milieu. Theories from the discipline of social/cultural anthropology, including kinship, class and ethnicity, are accommodated and applied to selections of Tertullian's wr...
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Wilhite, David E. Tertullian the African : an anthropological reading of Tertullian's context and identities / by David E. Wilhite. Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, c2007. 1 online resource (244 p.) text txt computer c online resource cr Millennium-Studien, 1862-1139 ; v. 14 English Front matter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Conceptual Frameworks for Re-Reading Tertullian -- 2 Social Identity -- 3 Kinship Theory -- 4 Class Theory -- 5 Ethnicity Theory -- 6 Anthropology of Religion -- 7 Disciplinary Frameworks for Re-Contextualizing Tertullian -- Bibliography -- Index Who was Tertullian, and what can we know about him? This work explores his social identities, focusing on his North African milieu. Theories from the discipline of social/cultural anthropology, including kinship, class and ethnicity, are accommodated and applied to selections of Tertullian's writings. In light of postcolonial concerns, this study utilizes the categories of Roman colonizers, indigenous Africans and new elites. The third category, new elites, is actually intended to destabilize the other two, denying any "essential" Roman or African identity. Thereafter, samples from Tertullian's writings serve to illustrate comparisons of his own identities and the identities of his rhetorical opponents. The overall study finds Tertullian's identities to be manifold, complex and discursive. Additionally, his writings are understood to reflect antagonism toward Romans, including Christian Romans (which is significant for his so-called Montanism), and Romanized Africans. While Tertullian accommodates much from Graeco-Roman literature, laws and customs, he nevertheless retains a strongly stated non-Roman-ness and an African-ity, which is highlighted in the present monograph. Revised thesis (Ph.D.)--University of St. Andrews. Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-225) and index. This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy Issued also in print. Theology Africa. Ethnology Africa. Tertullian, approximately 160-approximately 230 Criticism and interpretation. African Christianity. Montanism. Roman Africa. Tertullian. 3-11-019453-8 Millennium-Studien zu Kultur und Geschichte des ersten Jahrtausends n. Chr (CKB)1000000000813265 Millennium-Studien ; Bd. 14. |
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