2016, ISBN: 9783110486070

It is estimated that only a small fraction, less than 1 per cent, of ancient literature has survived to the present day. The role of Christian authorities in the active suppression and de… Mehr…

It is estimated that only a small fraction, less than 1 per cent, of ancient literature has survived to the present day. The role of Christian authorities in the active suppression and destruction of books in Late Antiquity has received surprisingly little sustained consideration by academics. In an approach that presents evidence for the role played by Christian institutions, writers and saints, this book analyses a broad range of literary and legal sources, some of which have hitherto been little studied. Paying special attention to the problem of which genres and book types were likely to be targeted, the author argues that in addition to heretical, magical, astrological and anti-Christian books, other less obviously subversive categories of literature were also vulnerable to destruction, censorship or suppression through prohibition of the copying of manuscripts. These include texts from materialistic philosophical traditions, texts which were to become the basis for modern philosophy and science. This book examines how Christian authorities, theologians and ideologues suppressed ancient texts and associated ideas at a time of fundamental transformation in the late classical world. Studies in Text Transmission eBook PDF 25.07.2016 eBooks>Fremdsprachige eBooks>Englische eBooks>Sach- & Fachthemen>Religion & Glaube, De Gruyter Mouton, .201<

2016, ISBN: 9783110486070

It is estimated that only a small fraction, less than 1 per cent, of ancient literature has survived to the present day. The role of Christian authorities in the active suppression and de… Mehr…

It is estimated that only a small fraction, less than 1 per cent, of ancient literature has survived to the present day. The role of Christian authorities in the active suppression and destruction of books in Late Antiquity has received surprisingly little sustained consideration by academics. In an approach that presents evidence for the role played by Christian institutions, writers and saints, this book analyses a broad range of literary and legal sources, some of which have hitherto been little studied. Paying special attention to the problem of which genres and book types were likely to be targeted, the author argues that in addition to heretical, magical, astrological and anti-Christian books, other less obviously subversive categories of literature were also vulnerable to destruction, censorship or suppression through prohibition of the copying of manuscripts. These include texts from materialistic philosophical traditions, texts which were to become the basis for modern philosophy and science. This book examines how Christian authorities, theologians and ideologues suppressed ancient texts and associated ideas at a time of fundamental transformation in the late classical world. eBook 25.07.2016, De Gruyter Mouton, De Gruyter Mouton<

ISBN: 9783110486070

Die seit 1925 erscheinenden Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte bilden eine der traditionsreichsten historischen Buchreihen im deutschsprachigen Raum. Sie enthalten Forschungen zur Kirchen- un… Mehr…

Die seit 1925 erscheinenden Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte bilden eine der traditionsreichsten historischen Buchreihen im deutschsprachigen Raum. Sie enthalten Forschungen zur Kirchen- und Dogmengeschichte des Christentums aller Epochen, verffentlichen aber auch Arbeiten aus verwandten Disziplinen wie beispielsweise der Archologie, Kunstgeschichte oder Literaturwissenschaft. Kennzeichnend fr die Reihe ist der durchgngige Anspruch, historisch-methodische Przision mit systematischen Kontextualisierungen des jeweiligen Gegenstandes zu verbinden. In jngerer Zeit erscheinen verstrkt Arbeiten zu Themen einer Kultur- und Ideengeschichte des Christentums in einem methodisch offenen christentumsgeschichtlichen Horizont.; PDF; History & Transport > Humamities > History: earliest times to present day > Ancient history: to c 50, Springer Berlin Heidelberg<

2016, ISBN: 9783110486070

The role of Christian institutions, writers and saints in the active suppression and destruction of books in Late Antiquity has received surprisingly little consideration. The author argu… Mehr…

The role of Christian institutions, writers and saints in the active suppression and destruction of books in Late Antiquity has received surprisingly little consideration. The author argues that texts and ideas from materialistic philosophical traditions were vulnerable to destruction, censorship or suppression through prohibition of the copying of manuscripts. This includes texts which were to become the basis for modern philosophy and science. Dirk Rohmann, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom. Studies in Text Transmission eBook PDF 25.07.2016 eBooks>Fremdsprachige eBooks>Englische eBooks>Sach- & Fachthemen>Philosophie, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co.KG, .201<

2016, ISBN: 9783110486070

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