Gibbons syn på forholdet mellem Rom og de kristne
Edward Gibbon is often quoted for stating Christianity as the main cause for the fall of the Roman Empire, although a proper reading of his book proves that Christianity - or rather "the abuse of Christianity" - to him is only one of several "secondary" causes. In the main this...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Danish |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[1991]
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| In: |
Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
Year: 1991, Volume: 18, Pages: 21-32 |
| Further subjects: | B
Romerrigets fald
B Vatican Palace B Edward Gibbon |
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| Summary: | Edward Gibbon is often quoted for stating Christianity as the main cause for the fall of the Roman Empire, although a proper reading of his book proves that Christianity - or rather "the abuse of Christianity" - to him is only one of several "secondary" causes. In the main this article os a presentation of Gibbon's view on early Christianity and the persecutions of the Christians (chapters XV-XVI). I conclude by saying that Gibbon has a distance to Christianity which enabled him to see how and why the non-Christian surroundings and the Roman authorities reacted as they did, as often overlookedd but very important point of view, which actually makes Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - in spite of its age - much more in conformance with present scholarly debate on the question that many contributions published in between. |
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| ISSN: | 1904-8181 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7146/rt.v0i18.5349 |
