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Society and the Holy in Late Antiquity - by Peter Brown (Paperback)
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Highlights
- With the blend of art and learning that is the hallmark of his work, Peter Brown here examines how the sacred impinged upon the profane during the first Christian millennium.
- About the Author: Peter Brown is Professor of History at Princeton University and author of, among other works, Augustine of Hippo: A Biography and The Body and Society: Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity; he is General Editor of the series, The Transformation of the Classical Heritage, published by the University of California Press.
- 350 Pages
- History, Ancient
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Book Synopsis
With the blend of art and learning that is the hallmark of his work, Peter Brown here examines how the sacred impinged upon the profane during the first Christian millennium.Review Quotes
"Peter Brown's fans (no other word seems adequate) will cheer this collection of previously but disparately published pieces (here provided with bibliographical updatings), with their magisterial learning, illuminating insight, and keen collation of the religious and the social."--Harold Remus, "Religious Studies Review
About the Author
Peter Brown is Professor of History at Princeton University and author of, among other works, Augustine of Hippo: A Biography and The Body and Society: Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity; he is General Editor of the series, The Transformation of the Classical Heritage, published by the University of California Press.Dimensions (Overall): 8.99 Inches (H) x 5.96 Inches (W) x .92 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.1 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 350
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Ancient
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Peter Brown
Language: English
Street Date: October 25, 1989
TCIN: 88679935
UPC: 9780520068001
Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-4754
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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