THE RHETORIC OF POWER IN LATE ANTIQUITY by Elizabeth DePalma Digeser, Robert M. Frakes, Justin Stephens ( 9781848854093 )

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Title:

THE RHETORIC OF POWER IN LATE ANTIQUITY
RELIGION AND POLITICS IN BYZANTIUM, EUROPE AND THE EARLY ISLAMIC WORLD

By:

Elizabeth DePalma Digeser, Robert M. Frakes, Justin Stephens

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

1848854099

ISBN 13:

9781848854093

Publisher:

I.B.TAURIS & CO LTD.

Pub. date:

30 October, 2010

Series:

Library of Classical Studies v. 2

Pages:

320

Description:

Late Antiquity, the period of transition from the crisis of Roman Empire in the third century to the Middle Ages, has traditionally been considered only in terms of the 'decline' from classical standards. Starting at the reign of Constantine the Great, this book examines the intersection of rhetoric, religion and politics in Late Antiquity.

Synopsis:

Late Antiquity, the period of transition from the crisis of Roman Empire in the third century to the Middle Ages, has traditionally been considered only in terms of the 'decline' from classical standards. Recent classical scholarship strives to consider this period on its own terms. Taking the reign of Constantine the Great as its starting point, this book examines the unique intersection of rhetoric, religion and politics in Late Antiquity. Expert scholars come together to examine ancient rhetorical texts to explore the ways in which late antique authors drew upon classical traditions, presenting Roman and post-Roman religious and political institutions in order to establish a desired image of a 'new era'. This book provides new insights into how the post-Roman Germanic West, Byzantine East and Muslim South appropriated and transformed the political, intellectual and cultural legacy inherited from the late Roman Empire and its borderlands.

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