The Social World of Intellectuals in the Roman Empire Sophists, Philosophers, and Christians |
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| Author:
| Eshleman, Kendra |
| Series title: | Greek Culture in the Roman World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-20730-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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Explores how social networks shaped the identity of sophists, philosophers, and Christians in the early Roman Empire. Taking a sociological focus, this book redresses a bias toward intellectual concerns, enriches understanding of the Second Sophistic and reframes the formation of Christian 'orthodoxy'.
Explores how social networks shaped the identity of sophists, philosophers, and Christians in the early Roman Empire. Taking a sociological focus, this book redresses a bias toward intellectual concerns, enriches understanding of the Second Sophistic and reframes the formation of Christian 'orthodoxy'.