Abundance, Luxuria, and Sin in Late Antique Historiography
This paper discusses the use by late antique Christian historiographers of the classical topos of corrupting abundance. Roman historians had understood that excessive abundance in any society caused decadence and intemperance, which in turn led to moral and physical decline. I will examine the work...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
[2017]
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 605-631 |
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Orosius, Paulus 385-418
/ Salvianus, Massiliensis 400-470
/ Gildas, Sapiens 504-570
/ Historiography
/ Luxury
/ Intemperence
/ Decadence
/ Cultural decline
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IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAA Church history KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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