Authority and the Sacred: Aspects of the Christianisation of the Roman World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521595575)

The Christianization of the Roman world lies at the root of modern Europe. Peter Brown's fascinating study examines the factors that proved decisive and the compromises that made the emergence of the Christian conception of existence possible: how the old gods of the Roman Empire could be reinterpreted as symbols to further the message of the Church. Peter Brown also shows how Christian holy men were less representative of a triumphant faith than negotiators of a working compromise between the new faith and traditional ways of dealing with the supernatural worlds.

Author: Peter Brown
ISBN-10: 0521595576
ISBN-13: 9780521595575
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/28/1997
Pages: 108
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 5.72h x 8.52w x 0.27d