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Empire to Commonwealth: Consequences of Monotheism in Late Antiquity
Empire to Commonwealth Consequences of Monotheism in Late Antiquity
Author: Garth Fowden
In this bold approach to late antiquity, Garth Fowden shows how, from the second-century peak of Rome's prosperity to the ninth-century onset of the Islamic Empire's decline, powerful beliefs in One God were used to justify and strengthen "world empires." But tensions between orthodoxy and heresy that were inherent in monotheism broke the unitar...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691069890
ISBN-10: 0691069891
Publication Date: 4/1993
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
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