Episcopal Elections in Late Antiquity

✍ Johan Leemans, Peter Van Nuffelen, Shawn W. J. Keough 📂 Library 📅 2013 🏛 De Gruyter 🌐 English

The election of a new bishop was a defining moment for local Christian communities in Late Antiquity. This volume contributes to a reassessment of the phenomenon of episcopal elections from the broadest possible perspective, examining the varied combination of factors, personalities, rules and habit

📁 Episcopal Elections in Late Antiquity

✍ Johan Leemans (editor), Peter Van Nuffelen (editor), Shawn W. J. Keough (editor) 📂 Library 📅 2011 🏛 De Gruyter 🌐 English, German

<span> The present volume contributes to a reassessment of the phenomenon of episcopal elections from the broadest possible perspective, examining the varied combination of factors, personalities, rules and habits that played a role in the process that eventually resulted in one specific candidate b

Episcopal Elections 250-600: Hierarchy a

📁 Episcopal Elections 250-600: Hierarchy and Popular Will in Late Antiquity

✍ Peter Norton 📂 Library 📅 2007 🏛 OUP Oxford 🌐 English

A refutation of the conventional view that after the adoption of Christianity by the Roman empire the local community lost its voice in the appointment of bishops. Peter Norton argues that this right remained for longer than is normally assumed, with important consequences for our understanding of t

Episcopal Networks in Late Antiquity: Co

📁 Episcopal Networks in Late Antiquity: Connection and Communication Across Boundaries

✍ Cvetković, Carmen Angela, Gemeinhardt, Peter, Peter Cvetkovic, Carmen Angela / G 📂 Library 📅 2019 🏛 De Gruyter 🌐 English

<span>The rise of the Christian bishop as a key figure of authority in Late Antiquity depended heavily on the episcopal ability to mobilize and manipulate personal networks both locally and globally. This volume explores the nature, quality and breadth of various types of episcopal relationships in

Episcopal Networks in Late Antiquity: Co

📁 Episcopal Networks in Late Antiquity: Connection and Communication Across Boundaries

✍ Cvetković, Carmen Angela, Gemeinhardt, Peter, Peter Cvetkovic, Carmen Angela / G 📂 Library 📅 2019 🏛 De Gruyter 🌐 English

<span>The rise of the Christian bishop as a key figure of authority in Late Antiquity depended heavily on the episcopal ability to mobilize and manipulate personal networks both locally and globally. This volume explores the nature, quality and breadth of various types of episcopal relationships in

Episcopal Networks in Late Antiquity: Co

📁 Episcopal Networks in Late Antiquity: Connection and Communication Across Boundaries

✍ Carmen Angela Cvetković, Peter Gemeinhardt 📂 Library 📅 2019 🏛 De Gruyter 🌐 English