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Ambrose of Milan

Church and Court in a Christian Capital

Ambrose of Milan( )
Author: McLynn, Neil B.
Series title:Transformation of the Classical Heritage Ser.
ISBN:978-0-520-08461-2
Publication Date:Dec 1994
Publisher:University of California Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $122.95
Book Description:

In this new and illuminating interpretation of Ambrose, bishop of Milan from 374 to 397, Neil McLynn thoroughly sifts the evidence surrounding this very difficult personality. The result is a richly detailed interpretation of Ambrose's actions and writings that penetrates the bishop's painstaking presentation of self. McLynn succeeds in revealing Ambrose's manipulation of events without making him too Machiavellian. Having synthesized the vast complex of scholarship available on...
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Book Details
Pages:436
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Religious
History / Ancient / Rome
Religion / Christian Church / History
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):1.7 x 2.46 x 0.3 cm
Book Weight:0.773 Kilograms



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