Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xx, 258 pages)
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illustrations
ISBN:
9780520920279
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0585087105
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9780585087108
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9780520211872
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0520211871
Series Statement:
Transformation of the classical heritage 26
Content:
Imperial ceremony was a vital form of self-expression for late antique society. Sabine MacCormack examines the ceremonies of imperial arrivals, funerals, and coronations from the late third to the late sixth centuries A.D., as manifest in the official literature and art of the time. Her study offers us new insights into the exercise of power and into the social, political, and cultural significance of religious change during the Christianization of the Roman w
Note:
Earlier versions of three chapters were presented as a Christian Gauss Seminar in Criticism, Princeton University, winter of 1994
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-250) and indexes
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List of illustrations -- Preface -- I. "Their renowned poet" -- II. "The scent of a rose": Language and grammar between Pagans and Christians -- III. "The tears run down in vain": Emotions, soul, and body -- IV. "Gods of our homeland": The nature of true and false worship -- V. "The high walls of Rome": The city on Earth and the heavenly city -- Epilogue -- Select bibliography -- Index of ancient and late antique texts -- General index.
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English
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe MacCormack, Sabine Shadows of poetry Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1998 ISBN 0520211871
Language:
English
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