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Power and persuasion in late antiquity : towards a Christian empire / Peter Brown.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The Curti lectures ; 1988Publication details: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c1992.Description: x, 182 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780299133405
  • 9780299133405
Subject(s): Summary: Traces the growing power of early Christian bishops as they wrested influence from the philosophers who had traditionally advised the rulers of Graeco-Roman society, transforming the Roman empire from an ancient to a medieval society.
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Non-Circulating ATU Mayo McDonagh Collection Donation 937.06 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Library Use Only J169698

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Traces the growing power of early Christian bishops as they wrested influence from the philosophers who had traditionally advised the rulers of Graeco-Roman society, transforming the Roman empire from an ancient to a medieval society.

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