An Age of Saints?: Power, Conflict and Dissent in Early Medieval Christianity
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Preliminary Material
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- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List Of Abbreviations
- Notes On Contributors
- Preface
- Restless Peasants And Scornful Lords: Lay Hostility To Holy Men And The Church In Late Antiquity And The Early Middle Ages (1-10) by Peter Sarris (476K)
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Methodology, Authority And Spontaneity: Sources Of Spiritual Truthfulness In Late Antique Texts And Life
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Peter Turner
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- Introduction: Literal Truthfulness In Religious Writing
- Methodology And Authority: Theodoret’s Religious History
- Marinus’ Life Of Proclus And The ‘Spontaneity Principle’
- First-Person Writing And Religious Experience: Julian And Augustine
- A Spiritual Lifestyle? Augustine At Cassiciacum And Beyond
- Conclusion: Text And Life
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The Cult Of Saints And Religious Processions In Late Antiquity And The Early Middle Ages
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Peter Kritzinger
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- Introduction
- Previous History
- Relic Translation And Triumph Parade
- Conclusion
- Augustine, Donatists And Martyrdom (49-61) by Collin Garbarino (482K)
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Excluded From Power? The Boundaries Of Orthodoxy In The Works Of Athanasius And John Of Ephesus
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Philip Wood
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- Churches Of The Martyrs
- Athanasius And Egypt
- Mesopotamia
- Conclusions
- The Conversion Of King Caleb And The Religious And Political Dynamics Of Sixth-Century Ethiopia And Southern Arabia (77-88) by Ralph Lee (485K)
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The Emergence Of Martyrs’ Shrines In Late Antique Iran: Conflict, Consensus And Communal Institutions
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Richard Payne
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- Martyrologies And Communities
- The Martyrs In An Iranian Society
- Monks, Bishops, And The Diffusion Of Cults In The Fifth Century
- The ‘Friend Of Christ’: Elite Patrons Of Late Sasanian Martyrs’ Shrines
- Shrines And Aristocratic Residences In Northern Mesopotamia
- Contestations Of Communal Leadership In The Sixth Century
- Conclusion
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Orthodox And Heretic In The Early Byzantine Cult(S) Of Saints Cosmas And Damian
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Phil Booth
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- Introduction
- Orthodox And Heretic
- The Imperial Saints
- The God-Protected Empire? Scepticism Towards The Cult Of Saints In Early Byzantium (129-149) by Matthew Dal Santo (583K)
- Images Of Authority? Imperial Patronage Of Icons From Justinian II To Leo III (150-168) by Mike Humphreys (579K)
- Hagiography As An Instrument For Political Claims In Carolingian Northern Italy: The Saint Syrus Dossier (BHL 7976 And 7978) (169-186) by Giorgia Vocino (508K)
- Relics And Texts: Hagiography And Authority In Ninth-Century Francia (187-204) by Gerda Heydemann (506K)
- Conclusion: An Age Of Saints? Power, Conflict And Dissent In Early Medieval Christianity (205-214) by Matthew Dal Santo and Phil Booth (474K)
- Select Bibliography (215-218) (456K)
- Index (219-224) (462K)
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Preliminary Material
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