A threat to public piety Christians, Platonists, and the great persecution / Elizabeth DePalma Digeser.

Author/creator Digeser, Elizabeth DePalma, 1959-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press,
Descriptionxv, 218 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from UPCC Books 2012 History Collection Supplement
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Subjects
Persecution--History. --Early church, ca. 30-600.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Christianity--Philosophy. --History.
Platonists.
Violence--Philosophy.
Philosophy and religion.
Violence--Religious aspects.

Contents Introduction : from permeable circles to hardened boundaries -- Ammonius Saccas and the philosophy without conflicts -- Origen as a student of Ammonius -- Plotinus, Porphyry, and philosophy in the public realm -- Schism in the Ammonian community : Porphyry v. Iamblichus -- Schism in the Ammonian community : Porphyry v. Methodius of Olympus -- Conclusion : the Ammonian community and the great persecution.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011037723
ISBN9780801441813 (cloth : alk. paper)

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