The spread of Christianity in the first four centuries : : essays in explanation / / edited by W. V. Harris.
The Spread of Christianity in the First Four Centuries: Essays in Explanation attempts to show how contemporary historical scholarship, or rather a selection of its exponents, views the perennial question why a new religion, indeed a new kind of religion, succeeded in subverting the other religions...
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| Superior document: | Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition ; 27 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden : : Brill,, [2005] ©2005 |
| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition ;
27. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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| Summary: | The Spread of Christianity in the First Four Centuries: Essays in Explanation attempts to show how contemporary historical scholarship, or rather a selection of its exponents, views the perennial question why a new religion, indeed a new kind of religion, succeeded in subverting the other religions of the Roman Empire in the first three centuries and in the generations immediately following the 'conversion' of the usurper Constantine in 312. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9047427475 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by W. V. Harris. |