A memory of violence: Syriac Christianity and the radicalization of religious difference in late antiquity
"A Memory of Violence traces the rhetorical strategies of religious radicalization that encouraged fifth- and sixth-century miaphysite Christians to be willing to suffer physical deprivation and harm rather than abandon the church that the late Roman Empire defined as heresy after the Council o...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
[2025]
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Syriac churches
/ Early Christianity (motif)
/ Religiosity
/ Conflict
/ History 400-600
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages KBL Near East and North Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Syriac Christians
History To 1500
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
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| Summary: | "A Memory of Violence traces the rhetorical strategies of religious radicalization that encouraged fifth- and sixth-century miaphysite Christians to be willing to suffer physical deprivation and harm rather than abandon the church that the late Roman Empire defined as heresy after the Council of Chalcedon in 451. These Syriac texts created genealogies of orthodoxy and heresy, represented their heroes as martyr saints, and reminded their followers of God's coming judgment. Later they gained renewed relevance when they were copied and translated under the emerging 'Umayyad caliphate of Islam. This book reshapes representations of late antiquity by centering Syriac Christianity in these complex and politicized doctrinal conflicts. Tracing these rhetorical strategies not only sheds light on early Christian history in the Middle East, but also provides a rich case study of religious schism, devotion, and survival that continues to resonate today"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xxv, 299 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-41353-5 |
