Holy bishops in late antiquity : the nature of Christian leadership in an age of transition / Claudia Rapp.
- Rapp, Claudia
- Date:
- [2005], ©2005
- Books
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About this work
Publication/Creation
Berkeley : University of California Press, [2005], ©2005.
Physical description
xii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents
The nature of leadership in late antiquity -- Pragmatic authority -- Spiritual authority -- Ascetic authority -- Bishops in action -- Social contexts -- Cities -- Empire -- The bishop as a new urban functionary.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-338) and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2010. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) ([Transformation of the classical heritage]) Mode of access: Intranet.