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Constantine and the Captive Christians of Persia

Martyrdom and Religious Identity in Late Antiquity [Hardback]

by Kyle Smith

    • Author

      Kyle Smith

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      University of California Press

    • Published

      February 2016

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      Constantine and the Captive Christians of Persia

      Today's Price £98.70

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      Product Description

      It is widely believed that the Emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity politicized religious allegiances - that it divided the Christian Roman Empire from the Zoroastrian Sasanian Empire and led to the persecution of Christians in Persia. But this account is based upon Greek ecclesiastical histories and Syriac martyrdom narratives that date to centuries after the fact. In this ground breaking study, Kyle Smith analyzes diverse Greek, Latin, and Syriac sources to show that there was not, and has never been, just one history of fourth-century Mesopotamia. By examining the conflicting hagiographical and historical evidence, Constantine and the Captive Christians of Persia presents an evocative and evolving portrait of the first Christian emperor, one that uncovers how Syriac Christians manipulated the image of their western Christian counterparts to fashion their own political and religious identities during this century of radical change.

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      • Author

        Kyle Smith

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        University of California Press

      • Published

        February 2016

      • Weight

        477g

      • Page Count

        237

      • Dimensions

        153 x 232 x 23 mm

      • ISBN

        9780520289604

      • ISBN-10

        0520289609

      • Eden Code

        4374697

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      • Author/Creator: Kyle Smith

      • ISBN: 9780520289604

      • Publisher: University of California Press

      • Release Date: February 2016

      • Weight: 477g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 232 x 23 mm

      • Eden Code: 4374697

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