Being Christian in Vandal Africa : the politics of orthodoxy in the post-imperial West / Robin Whelan.
"Being Christian in Vandal Africa investigates conflicts over Christian orthodoxy in the Vandal kingdom--the successor to Roman rule in North Africa, ca. 439 to 533 CE. Exploiting neglected texts, author Robin Whelan exposes a sophisticated culture of disputation between Nicene ("Catholic&...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Transformation of the classical heritage ;
59. |
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| Summary: | "Being Christian in Vandal Africa investigates conflicts over Christian orthodoxy in the Vandal kingdom--the successor to Roman rule in North Africa, ca. 439 to 533 CE. Exploiting neglected texts, author Robin Whelan exposes a sophisticated culture of disputation between Nicene ("Catholic") and Homoian ("Arian") Christians and explores their rival claims to political and religious legitimacy. These contests--sometimes violent--are key to understanding the wider and much-debated issues of identity and state formation in the post-imperial West."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | Series number incorrect in book (page iv). Should be LIX. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 301 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-292) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520295957 0520295951 |