The Ransom of the Soul : Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity /

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A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year A Tablet Book of the Year Marking a departure in our understanding of Christian views of the afterlife from 250 to 650 CE, The Ransom of the Soul explores a revolutionary shift in thinking about the fate of the soul that occurred around the time of Rom...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Peter (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2015]
Edición:Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Temas:
Future life > Christianity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Wealth > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
RELIGION / Christianity / History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chronology
  • Introduction
  • 1. Memory of the Dead in Early Christianity
  • 2. Visions, Burial, and Memory in the Africa of Saint Augustine
  • 3. Almsgiving, Expiation, and the Other World: Augustine and Pelagius, 410-430 AD
  • 4. Penance and the Other World in Gaul
  • 5. The Other World in This World: Gregory of Tours
  • Epilogue: Columbanus, Monasticism, and the Other World
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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