Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity: The Nature of Christian Leadership in an Age of Transition
Author:   Claudia Rapp
Publisher:   University of California Press
Volume:   37
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9780520280175


Pages:   520
Publication Date:   21 August 2013
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Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity: The Nature of Christian Leadership in an Age of Transition


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Author:   Claudia Rapp
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Volume:   37
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780520280175


ISBN 10:   0520280172
Pages:   520
Publication Date:   21 August 2013
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Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments PART ONE 1. The Nature of Leadership in Late Antiquity 2. Pragmatic Authority 3. Spiritual Authority 4. Ascetic Authority PART TWO 5. Bishops in Action 6. Social Contexts 7. Cities 8. Empire 9. The Bishop as a New Urban Functionary Epilogue Bibliography Primary Sources Secondary Literature Index

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Claudia Rapp is Professor of Byzantine Studies at the University of Vienna and the author of Brother-Making in Byzantium: Monks, Laymen and Christian Ritual and numerous articles on the social and literary history of Byzantium.

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