Holy bishops in late antiquity : the nature of Christian leadership in an age of transition
| 1. Verfasser: |
Rapp, Claudia.
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Berkeley, Calif. ; Los Angeles ; London :
University of California Press,
2005.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xii, 346 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Transformation of the classical heritage
37 Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature |
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| Inhalte/Bestandteile: | 3 Datensätze |
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Table of contents |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Pragmatic authority
- Spiritual authority
- Ascetic authority
- Two unlikely bishops : Synesius of Cyrene and Theodore of Sykeon
- The episcopate : work or honor?
- Social contexts
- Cities
- Empire
- The bishop as a new urban functionary
- Epilogue : holy bishops.
