Author: Michael Gaddis
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520286243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Focusing on the 4th and 5th centuries, Michael Gaddis explores how various groups employed the language of religious violence to construct their own identities, to undermine the legitimacy of their rivals, & to advance themselves in the competitive & high stakes process of Christianizing the Roman Empire.