{"product_id":"christianity-philosophy-and-roman-power-constantine-julian-and-the-bishops-on-exegesis-and-empire-paperback-softback-9781009299275","title":"Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power; Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009299275","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChristianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConstantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRethinks Rome's Christianisation as a crisis of knowledge propelled by Constantine, with Emperor Julian as its key interpreter and catalyst.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLea Niccolai (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009299275, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e380 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.614 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the author offers an important contribution to the understanding of the internal tensions of the clergy and pagan culture of the 4th century, studied in the light of an extremely rich bibliography and a great variety of literary and iconographic sources (fifteen images, mainly coins). Lea Niccolai's book thus marks a fundamental stage in the study of the political and religious history of the 4th century AD.' Gianluca Piscini, Bryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book rethinks the Christianisation of the late Roman empire as a crisis of knowledge, pointing to competitive cultural re-assessment as a major driving force in the making of the Constantinian and post-Constantinian state. Emperor Julian's writings are re-assessed as key to accessing the rise and consolidation of a Christian politics of interpretation that relied on exegesis as a self-legitimising device to secure control over Roman history via claims to Christianity's control of paideia. This reconstruction infuses Julian's reaction with contextual significance. His literary and political project emerges as a response to contemporary reconfigurations of Christian hermeneutics as controlling the meaning of Rome's culture and history. At the same time, understanding Julian as a participant in a larger debate re-qualifies all fourth-century political and episcopal discourse as a long knock-on effect reacting to the imperial mobilisation of Christian debates over the link between power and culture.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. At Constantius' Court: Julian Caeser: 1. How philosophers should take compliments when they happen to become kings\u003cbr\u003e 2. Climbing the ladder\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Making and Breaking Constantine: Julian Augustus\u003cbr\u003e 3. Holy hermeneutics\u003cbr\u003e 4. A life for a life\u003cbr\u003e Part III. After Julian: Philosophy in the World: 5. Those who know if the emperor knows\u003cbr\u003e 6. Wisdom for the many, and wisdom for the few\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52472066572568,"sku":"9781009299275","price":23.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009299275i.jpg?v=1785715306","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/christianity-philosophy-and-roman-power-constantine-julian-and-the-bishops-on-exegesis-and-empire-paperback-softback-9781009299275","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}