| Description |
xvi, 511 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Princeton readings in religions |
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Princeton readings in religions.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Richard Valantasis 3 -- Part I. Inventing the Individual : Biography -- The First Sahidic Life of Pachomius / James E. Goehring 19 -- Philostratus of Athens, Life of Apollonius of Tyana / Megan H. Williams 34 -- Porphyry, On the Life of Plotinus and the Order of His Books / Richard Valantasis 50 -- Part II. Refashioning the Person : Asceticism -- Evagrius Ponticus on Prayer and Anger / Columba Stewart 65 -- Pseudo-Athanasius, Discourse on Salvation to a Virgin / Teresa M. Shaw 82 -- Basil of Caesarea, The "Prooemium" of the Regulaefusius tractatae / Lawrence J. Altepeter 100 -- Sermons of Columbanus / Arthur G. Holder 109 -- Manichaean Asceticism / Jason David BeDuhn 122 -- Part III. Founding Religious Movements : Organizations -- Talmudic Texts and Jewish Social Life / Daniel Boyarin 133 -- Julian "the Apostate," Against the Galileans / Elizabeth Geraldine Burr 143 -- A Thriving Native Cult in the Fifth Century and Its Demise under Coptic Monks / David Frankfurter 156 -- The Cologne Mani Codex / Ellen Bradshaw Aitken 161 -- Tales of Holy Fools / Derek Krueger 177 -- Part IV. Locating Religion in Society : Community -- Vision for the City : Nisibis in Ephrem's Hymns on Nicomedia / David Bundy 189 -- Acts of Thomas : Scene One / David G. Hunter 207 -- An Anonymous Letter to a Woman Named Susanna / Maureen A. Tilley 218 -- A Plea to a Local God for a Husband's Attentions / David Frankfurter 230 -- Bishop Avitus of Vienne to His Excellency Ansmundus / Maureen A. Tilley 232 -- Chrysostom's Catecheses : A Hermeneutic of Social Institutions / Arthur B. Shippee 235 -- John Chrysostom, Sermons on City Life / Blake Leyerle 247 -- Part V. Regulating Religious Expression : Law -- Laws on Religion from the Theodosian and Justinianic Codes / Matthew C. Mirow and Kathleen A. Kelley 263 -- The Acts of the Council of Aquileia (381 C.E.) / Kenneth B. Steinhauser 275 -- Canons of the Council in Trullo (692 C.E.) / James C. Skedros 289 -- Part VI. Creating Religious Ceremonial : Ritual -- The Mithras Liturgy and Sepher Ha/Razim / Kimberly B. Stratton 303 -- Manichaean Ritual / Jason David BeDuhn 316 -- The Seal of the Merkavah / Michael D. Swartz 322 -- Anonymous Spanish Correspondence or the Letter of the "She/ass" / Virginia Burrus and Tracy Keefer 330 -- Amuletic Invocations of Christ for Health and Fortune / David Frankfurter 340 -- Part VII. Singing Divine Praises : Hymnody -- The Hymns of Ambrose / Carl P.E. Springer 347 -- Hymns to Mary, the Mother of God, the Theotokos / Vasiliki Limberis 357 -- Manichaean Hymnody / Jason David BeDuhn 364 -- An Isis Aretalogy from Kyme in Asia Minor, First Century B.C.E. / Gail Corrington Streete 369 -- Part VIII. Sacrificing Self to God : Martyrology -- The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity / Maureen A. Tilley 387 -- The Martyrs of Lyons / Frederick W. Weidmann 398 -- The Martyrdom of Habbib the Deacon / Robert Doran 413 -- 4 Maccabees / Clayton N. Jefford 424 -- Part IX. Enlivening Thought : Philosophy and Theology -- Gregory Nazianzen, Homily on the Nativity of Christ / Nonna Verna Harrison 443 -- Texts on Iconoclasm : John of Damascus and the Council of Hiereia / David Vila 454 -- Asterius of Amasea Ekphrasis on the Holy Martyr Euphernia / Elizabeth A. Castelli 464 -- Christian Oracle Shrines / David Frankfurter 469 -- Popular Religious Practices in Fifth-Century Egypt / David Frankfurter 473 -- The Zenith and Destruction of a Native Egyptian Oracle in 359 C.E. / David Frankfurter 476 -- Manichaean Theology / Jason David BeDuhn 481 -- lamblichus, de Mysteriis, Book 1, The de Mysteriis / Peter T. Struck 489. |
| Subject |
Religions -- History.
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Europe -- Religion.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church.
(OCoLC)fst01710945
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Religion. (OCoLC)fst01093763
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Religions. (OCoLC)fst01093898
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Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
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Godsdiensten.
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Romeinse keizertijd.
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Vroege kerk.
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| Chronological Term |
30-600
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Valantasis, Richard, 1946-
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| ISBN |
0691057508 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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9780691057507 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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0691057516 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780691057514 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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