Riot in Alexandria : tradition and group dynamics in late antique pagan and Christian communities / Edward Watts.
Uniform Title: | Transformation of the classical heritage ;
46. |
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Language: | English |
Published: |
Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2010], ©2010.
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Series: | Transformation of the classical heritage ;
46. |
Subjects: | |
Physical Description: | xv, 290 pages : illustrations, map. |
Format: | Book |
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.