Roman Defeat, Christian Response, and the Literary Construction of the Jew

David M. Olster (Author)

9780812231526

Hardback, published 29 June 1994

224 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg

Olster explores Byzantine Christian reactions to the catastrophic Persian and Arab invasions, challenging long-held assumptions that divided "religious" from "secular" literature and exempted religion from contemporary social, political, and intellectual discourse.