The death of classical paganism - Hardcover
- PublisherG. Chapman
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 0225660970
- ISBN 13 9780225660975
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages280
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THE DEATH OF CLASSICAL PAGANISM
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Geoffrey Chapman Publishers
(1976)
ISBN 10: 0225660970
ISBN 13: 9780225660975
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Shelfwear book and dustjacket. Rounding to top of spine. Light pencil underlining on a few pages. ; It is a study of the Roman world in the first five centuries after Christ, and it tells the story of the historically improbable oddity of how a religious cult centered on an obscure construction worker living in the backwaters of a great Empire supplants the sophisticated Classical European religious worldview that had been embraced for thousands of years. Of particular interest to me was the story of Julian the Apostate, the last Roman emperor to openly embrace paganism. The author generously devotes an entire chapter to this remarkable personage. Although Julian was a nephew of Emperor Constantine and was raised as a Christian, he renounced the "new" religion when he became an adult and embraced the gods of his fathers. Because Julian ruled the Empire for a scant three years, he had insufficient time to turn back the tide of religious history, and we are left to wonder how things might have been different if he had ruled for 30 years instead. The author's sympathetic portrayal of this little-known Emperor lent a touching air of wistfulness to the sad story of the clash of Christianity with Paganism. ; 280 pages. Seller Inventory # 622
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The Death of Classical Paganism
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. The cover has moderate shelf wear. The pages are somewhat tanned and spotted with age. 280 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm). Seller Inventory # 124404
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Death of Classical Paganism Smith, John Holland
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Book Description Condition: Fair. Ex-library, hardback with D/J and plastic jacket, usual stamps/markings. 1976 publication by Geoffrey Chapman Publishers with 280 pages. Slight shelf wear/bump damage to the boards, slight lean to the spine, D/J quite creased/grubby/a bit worn at the edges, page edges grubby/scratched, small grubby marks to a few pages but otherwise textblock clean. Overall fair condition. Ready for immediate dispatch. 28C. Seller Inventory # NAR2-28Bh
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Book Description hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. book. Seller Inventory # D8S0-3-M-0225660970-4
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