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Preaching Bondage

John Chrysostom and the Discourse of Slavery in Early Christianity [Hardback]

by Chris L. de Wet

    • Author

      Chris L. de Wet

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      University of California Press

    • Published

      August 2015

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      Preaching Bondage introduces and investigates the novel concept of doulology, the discourse of slavery, in the homilies of John Chrysostom, the late fourth-century priest and bishop, to determine how it shaped early Christianity. The dynamics of enslavement in Chrysostom's theology, virtue ethics, and biblical interpretation are examined, thereby showing that human bondage as a metaphorical and theological construct had a profound effect on the lives of institutional slaves. Slavery, a highly corporeal and gendered discourse, was necessarily central in Chrysostom's discussions of the household, property, education, discipline, and sexuality. De Wet investigates the impact of doulology in these contexts, and disseminates the results in a new and highly anticipated language that serves to bring the more pervasive fissures of ancient Roman slaveholding to light. The corpus of Chrysostom's public addresses provide much of the literary evidence for slavery in the fourth century, and De Wet's convincing analysis is a groundbreaking contribution to the studies of the social world in late antiquity.

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      • Author

        Chris L. de Wet

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        University of California Press

      • Published

        August 2015

      • Weight

        602g

      • Page Count

        331

      • Dimensions

        148 x 229 x 28 mm

      • ISBN

        9780520286214

      • ISBN-10

        0520286219

      • Eden Code

        4331798

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      • Author/Creator: Chris L. de Wet

      • ISBN: 9780520286214

      • Publisher: University of California Press

      • Release Date: August 2015

      • Weight: 602g

      • Dimensions: 148 x 229 x 28 mm

      • Eden Code: 4331798


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