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A Prophecy Of Empire - The Apocalypse Of Pseudo-Methodius From Late Antique Mesopotamia To The Global Medieval Imagination

by Christopher J. Bonura

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 The Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius was one of the medieval world’s most popular and widely translated texts. Composed in Syriac in Mesopotamia in the seventh century, this supposed revelation presented a new, salvific role for the Roman Empire, whose last emperor, it prophesied, would help bring about the end of the ages. In this first book-length study of Pseudo-Methodius, Christopher J. Bonura uncovers the under-appreciated Syriac origins of this apocalyptic tract, revealing it as a remarkable response to political realities faced by Christians living under a new Islamic regime. Tracing the spread of Pseudo-Methodius from the early medieval Mediterranean to its dissemination via the printing presses of early modern Europe, Bonura then demonstrates how different cultures used this new vision of empire’s role in the end times to reconfigure their own realities. The book also features a new, complete, and annotated English translation of the Syriac text of Pseudo-Methodius.
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Fear Of God - Practicing Emotion In Late Antique Monasticism

by Daniel Eastman An

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 In the writings of ancient Christians, the near-ubiquitous references to the "fear of God" have traditionally been seen as a generic placeholder for piety. Focusing on monastic communities in late antiquity across the eastern Mediterranean, this book explores why the language of fear was so prevalent in their writings and how they sought to put it into practice in their daily lives. Drawing on a range of evidence, including sermons, liturgical prayers, and archaeological evidence, Daniel An explores how the languages monastics spoke, the socioeconomic settings they inhabited, and the visual spaces in which they prayed came together to shape their emotional horizons. By investigating emotions as practices embedded in the languages, cultures, and sensorial environments of late antiquity, this book offers new insights into the spiritual world of Christian monasteries.
Ritual Boundaries - Magic And Differentiation In Late Antique Christianity

by Joseph E. Sanzo

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 A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit <a href="https://doi.org/10.1525/luminos.182">www.luminosoa.org</a> to learn more. In Ritual Boundaries, Joseph E. Sanzo transforms our understanding of how early Christians experienced religion in lived practice through the study of magical objects, such as amulets and grimoires. Against the prevailing view of late antiquity as a time when only so-called elites were interested in religious and ritual differentiation, the evidence presented here reveals that the desire to distinguish between religious and ritual insiders and outsiders cut across diverse social strata. The magical evidence also offers unique insight into early biblical reception, exposing a textual world in which scriptural reading was multisensory and multitraditional. As they addressed sickness, demonic struggle, and interpersonal conflicts, Mediterranean people thus acted in ways that challenge our conceptual boundaries between Christians and non-Christians; elites and non-elites; and words, materials, and images. Sanzo helps us rethink how early Christians imagined similarity and difference among texts, traditions, groups, and rituals as they went about their daily lives.
Making Christian History - Eusebius Of Caesarea And His Readers

by Michael Hollerich

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  Known as the “Father of Church History,” Eusebius was bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and the leading Christian scholar of his day. His Ecclesiastical History is an irreplaceable chronicle of Christianity’s early development, from its origin in Judaism, through two and a half centuries of illegality and occasional persecution, to a new era of tolerance and favor under the Emperor Constantine. In this book, Michael J. Hollerich recovers the reception of this text across time. As he shows, Eusebius adapted classical historical writing for a new “nation,” the Christians, with a distinctive theo-political vision. Eusebius’s text left its mark on Christian historical writing from late antiquity to the early modern period—across linguistic, cultural, political, and religious boundaries—until its encounter with modern historicism and postmodernism. Making Christian History demonstrates Eusebius’s vast influence throughout history, not simply in shaping Christian culture but also when falling under scrutiny as that culture has been reevaluated, reformed, and resisted over the past 1,700 years.
The Narrative Shape Of Emotion In The Preaching Of John Chrysostom

by Blake Leyerle

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 John Chrysostom remains, along with Augustine, one of the most prolific witnesses to the world of late antiquity. As priest of Antioch and bishop of Constantinople, he earned his reputation as an extraordinary preacher.In this first unified study of emotions in Chrysostom’s writings, Blake Leyerle examines the fourth-century preacher’s understanding of anger, grief, and fear. These difficult emotions, she argues, were central to Chrysostom’s program of ethical formation and were taught primarily through narrative means. In recounting the tales of scripture, Chrysostom consistently draws attention to the emotional tenor of these stories, highlighting biblical characters’ moods, discussing their rational underpinnings, and tracing the outcomes of their reactions. By showing how assiduously Chrysostom aimed not only to allay but also to arouse strong feelings in his audiences to combat humanity’s indifference and to inculcate zeal, Leyerle provides a fascinating portrait of late antiquity’s foremost preacher.
Gregory Of Nazianzus'S Letter Collection - The Complete Translation

by Bradley K. Storin e Gregory Of Nazianzus

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 Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, also known as Gregory the Theologian, lived an illustrious life as an orator, poet, priest, and bishop. Until his death, he wrote scores of letters to friends and colleagues, clergy members and philosophers, teachers of rhetoric and literature, and high-ranking officials at the provincial and imperial levels, many of which are preserved in his self-designed letter collection. Here, for the first time in English, Bradley K. Storin has translated the complete collection, offering readers a fresh view on Gregory’s life, social and cultural engagement, leadership in the church, and literary talents. Accompanying the translation are an introduction, a prosopography, and annotations that situate Gregory’s letters in their biographical, literary, and historical contexts. This translation is an essential resource for scholars and students of late antiquity and early Christianity.
Self-Portrait In Three Colors - Gregory Of Nazianzus''S Epistolary Autobiography

by Bradley K. Storin

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 A seminal figure in late antique Christianity and the determination of Christian orthodoxy, Saint Gregory of Nazianzus published a collection of more than 240 letters, which have often been cast aside as readers turn to his theological orations or autobiographical poetry for insight into his life, thought, and times.
Bible And Poetry In Late Antique Mesopotamia - Ephrem''S Hymns On Faith

by Jeffrey Wickes

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 Ephrem the Syrian was one of the founding voices in Syriac literature. While he wrote in a variety of genres, the bulk of his work took the form of madrashe, a Syriac genre of musical poetry or hymns. In Bible and Poetry in Late Antique Mesopotamia, Jeffrey Wickes offers a thoroughly contextualized study of Ephrem’s magnum opus, the Hymns on Faith, delivered in response to the theological controversies that followed the First Council of Nicaea. The ensuing doctrinal divisions had tremendous impact on the course of Christianity and led in part to the development of a uniquely Syriac Church, in which Ephrem would become a central figure. Drawing on literary, ritual, and performance theories, Bible and Poetry shows how Ephrem used the Syriac Bible to construct and conceive of himself and his audience. In so doing, Wickes resituates Ephrem in a broader early Christian context and contributes to discussions of literature and religion in late antiquity.
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Body And Desire - Gregory Of Nyssa''S Ascetical Theology

by Raphael A. Cadenhead

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 Although the reception of the Eastern Father Gregory of Nyssa has varied over the centuries, the past few decades have witnessed a profound awakening of interest in his thought. The Body and Desire sets out to retrieve the full range of Gregory’s thinking on the challenges of the ascetic life by examining within the context of his theological commitments his evolving attitudes on what we now call gender, sex, and sexuality. Exploring Gregory’s understanding of the importance of bodily and spiritual maturation for the practices of contemplation and virtue, Raphael A. Cadenhead recovers the vital relevance of this vision of transformation for contemporary ethical discourse.
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A Prophecy Of Empire - The Apocalypse Of Pseudo-Methodius From Late Antique Mesopotamia To The Global Medieval Imagination

by Christopher J. Bonura

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Sea Change - An Atlas Of Islands In A Rising Ocean

by Christina Gerhardt

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Music And The Forms Of Life

by Lawrence Kramer

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From Idols To Icons - The Emergence Of Christian Devotional Images In Late Antiquity

by Robin M. Jensen

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Gregory Of Nazianzus'S Letter Collection - The Complete Translation

by Gregory Of Nazianzus

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Making Christian History - Eusebius Of Caesarea And His Readers

by Michael Hollerich

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The Narrative Shape Of Emotion In The Preaching Of John Chrysostom

by Blake Leyerle

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From Mimesis To Myth - Greek Portraits Of St. Cyprian In Late Antiquity

by George Frederick Rambow

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Fear Of God - Practicing Emotion In Late Antique Monasticism

by Daniel Eastman An

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Incorruptible Bodies - Christology, Society, And Authority In Late Antiquity

by Yonatan Moss

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Ritual Boundaries - Magic And Differentiation In Late Antique Christianity

by Joseph E. Sanzo

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Sojourners, Sultans, And Slaves - America And The Indian Ocean In The Age Of Abolition And Empire

by Awam Amkpa e Gunja Sengupta

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Beyond Fiction - The Recovery Of The Feminine In The Novels Of Cervantes

by Ruth El Saffar

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The Paradoxes Of Freedom

by Sidney Hook

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Valley Of Heart'S Delight - Environment And Sense Of Place In The Santa Clara Valley

by Anne Marie Todd

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