Constantine, Cookery, and Sacrifice
In his Caesars, Julian the Apostate claims that Constantine I had lived the life of a cook and hairdresser without properly explaining what he means by this reference to a cook. It is argued here that he was mocking Constantine's concern that he should not eat foodstuffs dedicated to the gods,...
| Published in: | The journal of theological studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2018]
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The journal of theological studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Julian, Römisches Reich, Kaiser 331-363, Caesares
/ Konstantin, I., Römisches Reich, Kaiser ca. 280-337
/ Character presentation
/ Cook
/ Paganism
/ Victim (Religion)
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BE Greco-Roman religions KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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| Summary: | In his Caesars, Julian the Apostate claims that Constantine I had lived the life of a cook and hairdresser without properly explaining what he means by this reference to a cook. It is argued here that he was mocking Constantine's concern that he should not eat foodstuffs dedicated to the gods, and so probably alluding to his ban on blood-sacrifice within the eastern part of his empire. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fly124 |