Theodoret’s People: Social Networks and Religious Conflict in Late Roman Syria. By Adam M. Schor

The subtitle explains the scope and content of this instructive study. Theodoret’s correspondence is used, along with other writings by the learned and eloquent bishop of Cyrrhus (mainly the Historia religiosa and the Eranistes), to explain how a system of social reticulation was maintained of which...

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Auteur principal: Wickham, L. R. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Review
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2012
Dans: The journal of theological studies
Année: 2012, Volume: 63, Numéro: 1, Pages: 335-337
Compte rendu de:Theodoret's people (Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.] : Univ. of California Press, 2011) (Wickham, L. R.)
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Résumé:The subtitle explains the scope and content of this instructive study. Theodoret’s correspondence is used, along with other writings by the learned and eloquent bishop of Cyrrhus (mainly the Historia religiosa and the Eranistes), to explain how a system of social reticulation was maintained of which he was the hub or focus, and which was based on patronage in a broad sense, on doctrinal affiliation, and on personal acquaintance.
ISSN:1477-4607
Contient:Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jts/fls051