Sacred violence: African Christians and sectarian hatred in the age of Augustine

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One route to understanding the nature of specifically religious violence is the study of past conflicts. Distinguished ancient historian Brent D. Shaw provides a new analysis of the intense sectarian battles between the Catholic and Donatist churches of North Africa in late antiquity, in which Augus...

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Main Author: Shaw, Brent D. 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011.
In:Year: 2011
Reviews:Sacred violence. African Christians and sectarian hatred in the age of Augustine. By Brent D. Shaw. Pp. xix+910 incl. 4 maps. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. £100 (cloth), £40 (paper). 978 0 521 19605 5; 978 0 521 12725 7 (2014) (Barnes, Timothy D.)
Sacred Violence: African Christians and Sectarian Hatred in the Age of Augustine. By Brent D. Shaw (2013) (Hartney, Aideen)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430 / Africa / Donatism / Catholicism / Violent behavior / Discrimination / Christian persecution / History 390-430
Further subjects:B Augustine
B Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo
B Augustine ; Saint, Bishop of Hippo
B Africa, North Church history
B Church history, Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Donatists
B Christians Africa History To 1500
B Discrimination Religious aspects Christianity
B Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Violence Religious aspects Christianity
B Violence ; Religious aspects ; Christianity
B Church history ; Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Violence Religious aspects Christianity
B Africa, North ; Church history
B Church History
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Erscheint auch als: 9780521196055
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Shaw, Brent D. 1947- (Author)
Cambridge Univ. Press 2011
Print Book 1607841126
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History 390-430
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