TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - Constantine and the captive Christians of Persia : martyrdom and religious identity in Late Antiquity
T2  - Transformation of the classical heritage
A1  - Smith, Kyle, 1977- kirjoittaja
LA  - eng
PP  - Oakland, California
PB  - University of California Press
YR  - 2016
UL  - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/fikka.3063896
AB  - "This book demonstrates that the history of Christianity in the fourth century has been written mainly on the basis of Greek ecclesiastical histories and Syriac martyrdom narratives that date to decades, even centuries, after the fact. By closely analyzing these sources--which often exhibit conflicting religious, political, and hagiographical agendas--an evolving portrait of the first Christian emperor begins to emerge. This portrait of Constantine is useful not for re-constructing the events of the fourth century, but for understanding how the Syriac Christians of Roman Mesopotamia and Sasanian Persia used Constantine and the Christians of the West to fashion multiple political and religious identities over a prolonged period of change"--Provided by publisher.
SN  - 0520289609 sidottu
SN  - 9780520289604 sidottu
KW  - Constantinus I, : Imperator.
KW  - Church history : Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
KW  - Syriac Christians : History : To 1500 : Sources.
KW  - Syriac Christians : Iran : History : To 1500.
KW  - Syriac Christians : Iraq : History : To 1500.
KW  - kirkkohistoria
KW  - myöhäisantiikki
KW  - varhaiskristillisyys
KW  - Iran : History : To 640.
KW  - Iraq : History : To 634.
KW  - Lähi-itä
ER  -