Title Sacred violence : African Christians and sectarian hatred in the age of Augustine / Brent D. Shaw

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011 ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 910 pages) : maps Series Cambridge books online Contents This terrible custom -- Church of the traitors -- A poisonous brood of vipers -- Archives of memory -- The city of denial -- Ravens feeding on death -- Little foxes, evil women -- Guardians of the people -- In the house of discipline -- Sing a new song -- Kings of this world -- We choose to stand -- Athletes of death -- Bad boys -- Men of blood -- Divine winds -- So what? -- Appendix A : Bishops and bishoprics in Africa : the numbers -- Appendix B : Origins onf the division : chronology -- Appendix C : The Catholic conference of 348 -- Appendix D : The edict of unity and the persecution of 347 -- Appendix E : The mission of Paul and Macarius -- Appendix F : Historical fictions : interpreting the circumcellions -- Appendix G : The archaeology of suicide -- Appendix H : African sermons Summary Employs the sectarian battles which divided African Christians in late antiquity to explore the nature of violence in religious conflicts Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record SUBJECT Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 fast (OCoLC)fst00061554 Augustinus, Aurelius Heiliger 354-430 gnd Augustinus, Aurelius. idszbz Augustinus, Aurelius, helgon, 354-430. sao Katholische Kirche gnd Subject Church history. Violence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Donatists. church history. HISTORY -- Ancient -- General. RELIGION -- History. Church history. Church history -- Primitive and early church. Donatists. Violence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Donatismus Religiöser Konflikt Frühchristentum. Hass. Gewalt. Sekte. Religiöser Konflikt. Kyrkohistoria -- Nordafrika. Våld -- religiösa aspekter -- Nordafrika. Kristna -- historia -- Nordafrika. Diskriminering -- religiösa aspekter -- Nordafrika. SUBJECT Africa, North -- Church history Subject North Africa. Africa Römisches Reich Nordafrika. Genre/Form Academic theses. Church history. Academic theses. Thèses et écrits académiques. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780511762079 0511762070 9781139042666 1139042661 9781280886638 1280886633 1107223504 9781107223509 1139041886 9781139041881 9786613727947 6613727946 1139045296 9781139045292 1139038745 9781139038744

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