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Prelude to Constantine

The Abgar Tradition in Early Christianity. Dissertationsschrift
Book on DemandKartoniert, Paperback
186 Seiten
Englisch
Peter Langerschienen am11.05.2004
What explains the similarity among the conversion accounts of so many « barbarian rulers of the Byzantine Near East? Royal adoptions of a new religion, whether Christianity, Judaism, or Manichaeism, appear to draw on a common literary topos. King Abgar of Edessa's conversion became the subject of several early Christian legends. This analytical comparison of various conversion accounts argues that they played a significant role in fashioning the diverse local ethnic groups in the Near East into « Romans. The Abgar legend formed part of a larger literary movement which disseminated often similar accounts of royal conversion within and beyond the borders of the Empire. The conversion stories contain both received and invented traditions which reveal popular and common cultural patron-client patterns. Significantly, various ethnic groups translated these general themes to their unique circumstances. Mirkovic's examination of this tangled web of ethnicity, religion, culture, and politics in the fourth century reveals the historical and literary significance of these legends.mehr

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KlappentextWhat explains the similarity among the conversion accounts of so many « barbarian rulers of the Byzantine Near East? Royal adoptions of a new religion, whether Christianity, Judaism, or Manichaeism, appear to draw on a common literary topos. King Abgar of Edessa's conversion became the subject of several early Christian legends. This analytical comparison of various conversion accounts argues that they played a significant role in fashioning the diverse local ethnic groups in the Near East into « Romans. The Abgar legend formed part of a larger literary movement which disseminated often similar accounts of royal conversion within and beyond the borders of the Empire. The conversion stories contain both received and invented traditions which reveal popular and common cultural patron-client patterns. Significantly, various ethnic groups translated these general themes to their unique circumstances. Mirkovic's examination of this tangled web of ethnicity, religion, culture, and politics in the fourth century reveals the historical and literary significance of these legends.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-3-631-52382-7
ProduktartBook on Demand
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2004
Erscheinungsdatum11.05.2004
ReiheArbeiten zur Religion und Geschichte des Urchristentums / Studies in the Religion and History of Early Christianity
Reihen-Nr.15
Seiten186 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht280 g
Artikel-Nr.28194463
Rubriken
GenreGeschichte/Politik

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents: Barbarian Conversions - Medieval Ethno-genesis - Early Christianity - Constantine - Byzantine Empire - Late Antiquity - Syria - Syriac - Church History - Apocrypha.mehr

Autor

The Author: Alexander Mirkovic, born in Belgrade, studied European History and Religious Studies in Greece, Germany, and the United States. Having received his doctorate from Vanderbilt University he currently teaches History and Religious Studies at the University of South Florida in Saint Petersburg.