Epiphanius of Cyprus

A Cultural Biography of Late Antiquity

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, General Christianity
Cover of the book Epiphanius of Cyprus by Andrew S. Jacobs, University of California Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Andrew S. Jacobs ISBN: 9780520964983
Publisher: University of California Press Publication: July 5, 2016
Imprint: University of California Press Language: English
Author: Andrew S. Jacobs
ISBN: 9780520964983
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication: July 5, 2016
Imprint: University of California Press
Language: English

Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia on Cyprus from 367 to 403 C.E., was incredibly influential in the last decades of the fourth century. Whereas his major surviving text (the Panarion, an encyclopedia of heresies) is studied for lost sources, Epiphanius himself is often dismissed as an anti-intellectual eccentric, a marginal figure of late antiquity. In this book, Andrew Jacobs moves Epiphanius from the margin back toward the center and proposes we view major cultural themes of late antiquity in a new light altogether. Through an examination of the key cultural concepts of celebrity, conversion, discipline, scripture, and salvation, Jacobs shifts our understanding of "late antiquity" from a transformational period open to new ideas and peoples toward a Christian Empire that posited a troubling, but ever-present, "otherness" at the center of its cultural production.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia on Cyprus from 367 to 403 C.E., was incredibly influential in the last decades of the fourth century. Whereas his major surviving text (the Panarion, an encyclopedia of heresies) is studied for lost sources, Epiphanius himself is often dismissed as an anti-intellectual eccentric, a marginal figure of late antiquity. In this book, Andrew Jacobs moves Epiphanius from the margin back toward the center and proposes we view major cultural themes of late antiquity in a new light altogether. Through an examination of the key cultural concepts of celebrity, conversion, discipline, scripture, and salvation, Jacobs shifts our understanding of "late antiquity" from a transformational period open to new ideas and peoples toward a Christian Empire that posited a troubling, but ever-present, "otherness" at the center of its cultural production.

More books from University of California Press

Cover of the book Art of the Gold Rush by Andrew S. Jacobs
Cover of the book Chocolate Cities by Andrew S. Jacobs
Cover of the book The Gender Effect by Andrew S. Jacobs
Cover of the book How the Shopping Cart Explains Global Consumerism by Andrew S. Jacobs
Cover of the book How Forests Think by Andrew S. Jacobs
Cover of the book The Dialectical Imagination by Andrew S. Jacobs
Cover of the book Jazz Diasporas by Andrew S. Jacobs
Cover of the book Constructions of Terrorism by Andrew S. Jacobs
Cover of the book The Essential Mario Savio by Andrew S. Jacobs
Cover of the book The Collected Poems of Ted Berrigan by Andrew S. Jacobs
Cover of the book The Life of Paper by Andrew S. Jacobs
Cover of the book Why Geology Matters by Andrew S. Jacobs
Cover of the book Acting in the Night by Andrew S. Jacobs
Cover of the book Eurasian by Andrew S. Jacobs
Cover of the book Race and the Brazilian Body by Andrew S. Jacobs
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy