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Riot in Alexandria tradition and group dynamics in late antique pagan and Christian communities

Title
Riot in Alexandria [electronic resource] : 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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American Council of Learned Societies.
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ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org
Description
xv, 290 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.
Series Statement
  • Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
  • Transformation of the classical heritage ; 46
Uniform Title
  • Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
  • Transformation of the classical heritage ; 46.
  • ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Subject
  • Paganism > Egypt > Alexandria > History
  • Christian communities > Egypt > Alexandria > History
  • Asceticism > History > Early church, ca. 30-600
  • Alexandrian school, Christian
  • Education, Ancient > Egypt > Alexandria
  • Riots > Egypt > Alexandria > History
  • Alexandria (Egypt) > Intellectual life
  • Alexandria (Egypt) > Church history
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic text and image data.
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.
OCLC
(dli)HEB07948
Author
Watts, Edward Jay, 1975-
Title
Riot in Alexandria [electronic resource] : tradition and group dynamics in late antique pagan and Christian communities / Edward J. Watts.
Imprint
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.
Series
Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
Transformation of the classical heritage ; 46
Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
Transformation of the classical heritage ; 46.
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2010. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) ([Transformation of the classical heritage]) Mode of access: Intranet.
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Available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
American Council of Learned Societies.
Found In:
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/
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Original 9780520262072 0520262077 (DLC)2009035378
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