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Tertullian the African : an anthropological reading of Tertullian's context and identities /

Who was Tertullian, and what can we know about him? This work explores his social identities, focusing on his North African milieu. Theories from the discipline of social/cultural anthropology, including kinship, class and ethnicity, are accommodated and applied to selections of Tertullian's wr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilhite, David E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, ©2007.
Colección:Millennium-Studien ; Bd. 14.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; Chapter One
  • Conceptual Frameworks for Re-Reading Tertullian; 1.1 A Postcolonial Re-reading of Tertullian; 1.2 An Anthropologcial "Writing" of Tertullian; 1.3 Patristic Readings of Tertullian; 1.4 The Context of Tertullian: Colonization of Africa; 1.5 The Context of Tertullian: Christianization of Roman Africa; 1.6 Conclusion; Chapter Two
  • Social Identity; 2.1 Social Anthropology and Social Identity; 2.2 Roman Africa and Social Identity; 2.3 Ancient African Christians and Social Identity; 2.4 Tertullian and Social Identity.
  • Chapter Three
  • Kinship Theory3.1 Social Anthropology and Kinship Identity; 3.2 Roman Africa and Kinship Identity; 3.3 Ancient African Christians and Kinship Identity; 3.4 Tertullian and Kinship Identity; Chapter Four
  • Class Theory; 4.1 Social Anthropology and Class Identity; 4.2 Roman Africa and Class Identity; 4.3 Ancient African Christians and Class Identity; 4.4 Tertullian and Class Identity; Chapter Five
  • Ethnicity Theory; 5.1 Social Anthropology and Ethnic Identity; 5.2 Roman Africa and Ethnic Identity; 5.3 Ancient African Christians and Ethnic Identity.
  • 5.4 Tertullian and Ethnic IdentityChapter Six
  • Anthropology of Religion; 6.1 Social Anthropology and Religious Identity; 6.2 Roman Africa and Religious Identity; 6.3 Ancient African Christians and Religious Identity; 6.4 Tertullian and Religious Identity; Chapter Seven
  • Disciplinary Frameworks for Re-Contextualizing Tertullian; 7.1 Tertullian and Africa in Patristic Studies; 7.2 Tertullian and Africa in Historical Theology; Bibliography; General; Ancient Authors; Index; Subject; Modern Authors.