Description |
1 online resource (xv, 325 pages). |
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Transformation of the classical heritage ; 48 |
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Transformation of the classical heritage ; 48.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-323) and index. |
Note |
Print version record. |
Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Reference Information; Introduction; Part I. Theodoret And His Antiochene Clerical Network; Chapter 1: Traces of a Network: Friendship, Doctrine, and Clerical Communication, 423-451; Chapter 2: Shape of a Network: Antiochene Relational Patterns; Chapter 3: Roots of a Network: Theodoret on the Antiochene Clerical Heritage; Chapter 4: Ephesus and After: Leadership, Doctrinal Crisis, and the Transformation of the Antiochene Network. |
Summary |
Theodoret's People sheds new light on religious clashes of the mid-fifth century regarding the nature (or natures) of Christ. Adam M. Schor focuses on Theodoret, bishop of Cyrrhus, his Syrian allies, and his opponents, led by Alexandrian bishops Cyril and Dioscorus. Although both sets of clerics adhered to the Nicene creed, their contrasting theological statements led to hostilities, violence, and the permanent fracturing of the Christian community. Schor closely examines council transcripts, correspondence, and other records of communication. Using social network theory, he argues that Theodoret's doctrinal coalition was actually a meaningful community, bound by symbolic words and traditions, riven with internal rivalries, and embedded in a wider world of elite friendship and patronage. |
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Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrrhus -- Friends and associates.
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Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrrhus.
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Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrrhus. (OCoLC)fst00080880
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Christian sociology -- Syria -- History.
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Syria -- Church history.
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Antiochian school.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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Antiochian school. (OCoLC)fst00810639
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Christian sociology. (OCoLC)fst00859530
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Friendship. (OCoLC)fst00935174
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Syria. (OCoLC)fst01208757
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Church history. (OCoLC)fst01411629
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Other Form: |
Print version: Schor, Adam M., 1976- Theodoret's people. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010 9780520268623 (DLC) 2010025774 (OCoLC)643082348 |
Standard No. |
9786613277756 |
ISBN |
9780520948617 (electronic bk.) |
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0520948610 (electronic bk.) |
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