{"product_id":"the-triumph-of-christianity-redescribed-zric-rebillard-9781501787096","title":"The Triumph of Christianity Redescribed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of Christianity Redescribed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Éric Rebillard argues that the appearance of Christian signs and practices in the Roman Empire has long been misunderstood.\u003c\/b\u003e Rather than marking a rapid wave of conversions or the triumph of belief, the spread of Christian signs reflected a more complex and fluid religious landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebillard offers a striking new account of how Christianity took hold, not through adherence to doctrine or formal membership in a church, but through a gradual diffusion of signs and practices. Drawing on cognitive science, anthropology, and theories of religious mobility, he shows how individuals across the ancient Mediterranean experimented with religious symbols: adopting some, abandoning others, and often blending them without concern for consistency. Rebillard maps out a world where religious affiliation was provisional, situational, and rarely exclusive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of Christianity Redescribed\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the idea that Christianity's rise was a straightforward story of growth, mission, or hegemony. By replacing a triumphalist narrative with one attuned to ambiguity, resilience, and the everyday realities of religious life in late antiquity, Rebillard offers scholars and general readers alike a richer, more accurate account of how Christianity spread--and what that spread actually meant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Éric Rebillard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501787098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501787096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Éric Rebillard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48240978231551,"sku":"9781501787096","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f74ac8e-5864-43a3-931e-28bb0090589f.jpg?v=1772652199","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-triumph-of-christianity-redescribed-zric-rebillard-9781501787096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}