000			03813namaa2200613uu 4500
001			oapen50761
003			oapen
005			20251217011857.0
006			a||||fo|||||||||0|
007			cr|mn|---annan
008			240424s2019a||||fo|||||||||0|eng d
014			_a1114273985 _bOCoLC
020			_a9780815375128
020			_a9781032088198
020			_a9781351240697
035			_a(OCoLC)1114273985
040			_aoapen _coapen
041	0		_aeng
042			_adc
072		7	_aN _2thema
072		7	_aNH _2thema
072		7	_aNHD _2thema
100	1		_aFournier, Éric _4aut
245	1	0	_aHeirs Of Roman Persecution _bStudies On A Christian And Para-Christian Discourse In Late Antiquity
260			_bTaylor & Francis _bRoutledge [Imprint] _c2019
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
506	0		_aFree-to-read _fUnrestricted online access _2star
520			_aThe subject of this book is the discourse of persecution used by Christians in Late Antiquity (c. 300-700 CE). Through a series of detailed case studies covering the full chronological and geographical span of the period, this book investigates how the conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity changed the way that Christians and para- Christians perceived the hostile treatments they received, either by fellow Christians or by people of other religions. A closely related second goal of this volume is to encourage scholars to think more precisely about the terminological difficulties related to the study of persecution. Indeed, despite sustained interest in the subject, few scholars have sought to distinguish between such closely related concepts as punishment, coercion, physical violence, and persecution. Often, these terms are used interchangeably. Although there are no easy answers, an emphatic conclusion of the studies assembled in this volume is that "persecution" was a malleable rhetorical label in late antique discourse, whose meaning shifted depending on the viewpoint of the authors who used it. This leads to our third objective: to analyze the role and function played by rhetoric and polemic in late antique claims to be persecuted. Late antique Christian writers who cast their present as a repetition of past persecutions often aimed to attack the legitimacy of the dominant Christian faction through a process of othering. This discourse also expressed a polarizing worldview in order to strengthen the group identity of the writers' community in the midst of ideological conflicts and to encourage steadfastness against the temptation to collaborate with the other side.
540			_aOpen licence _0https://oapen.org/article/rights
546			_aeng
650		0	_aChurch history _yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
650		0	_aPersecution _xHistory _yEarly church, ca. 30-600.
650		6	_aÉglise _xHistoire _yca 30-600 (Église primitive)
650		6	_aPersécutions _xHistoire _yca 30-600 (Église primitive)
650		7	_aChurch history _xPrimitive and early church _2fast
650		7	_aEuropean history _2thema
650		7	_aHistory and Archaeology _2thema
650		7	_aHistory _2thema
650		7	_aHISTORY _xGeneral. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPersecution _xEarly church _2fast
653			_aChristian diversity
653			_aChristian persecution
653			_aChristian persecution Late Antiquity Rhetoric Constantine Heresy
653			_aimperial legislation
653			_aRoman Empire
653			_asocial repercussion
700	1		_aFournier, Éric _4edt
700	1		_aMayer, Wendy _4edt
793	0		_aOAPEN Library.
856	4	0	_uhttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50761 _zFree-to-read: OAPEN Library/DOAB: description of the publication _70
999			_c37502 _d37502