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Riot in Alexandria : tradition and group dynamics in late antique pagan and Christian communities
- Title
- Riot in Alexandria : tradition and group dynamics in late antique pagan and Christian communities / Edward J. Watts.
- Author
- Watts, Edward Jay, 1975-
- Publication
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.
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- Description
- xv, 290 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.
- Summary
- This study uses one well-documented moment of violence as a starting point for a wide-ranging examination of the ideas and interactions of pagan philosophers, Christian ascetics, and bishops from the fourth to the early seventh century.
- Series Statement
- The transformation of the classical heritage ; 46
- The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
- Uniform Title
- Transformation of the classical heritage ; 46.
- Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
- Subjects
- Christian communities > Egypt > Alexandria > History
- Alexandria (Egypt) > Intellectual life
- Asceticism > History > Early church, ca. 30-600
- Paganism > Egypt > Alexandria > History
- Alexandria (Egypt) > Church history
- Education, Ancient > Egypt > Alexandria
- Alexandrian school, Christian
- Riots > Egypt > Alexandria > History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-284) and index.
- Contents
- The anatomy of a riot -- Personal legacy and scholastic identity -- Past, present, and future in late Neoplatonic historical discourse -- History and the shape of monastic communities -- Anti-Chalcedonian ascetics and their student associates -- Creating the legend of the Alexandrian bishop -- Theophilus and Cyril : the Alexandrian bishop triumphant -- Peter Mongus struggles with the past.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-2638
- ISBN
- 9780520262072 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0520262077 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2009035378
- OCLC
- 435711190
- Author
- Watts, Edward Jay, 1975-
- Title
- Riot in Alexandria : tradition and group dynamics in late antique pagan and Christian communities / Edward J. Watts.
- Imprint
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.
- Series
- The transformation of the classical heritage ; 46The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literatureTransformation of the classical heritage ; 46.Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-284) and index.
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- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-2638