02090nam a2200301 a 450000500170000000800200001702000150003704100100005208200100006208200130007210000220008510000150010710000110012224500620013324500210019526000100021626000200022626000090024630000110025530000140026630000090028052012420028965000670153185600910159895700150168999900150170495200690171920260119070423.02021-12-10 16:02:00  a0300071485  a0 eng  a270.2  bR178-M17  aMacmullen, Ramsay  d(1928-...)  eAuthor  aChristianity & paganism in the fourth to eighth centuries  cRamsay Macmullen  aU.S.A  bYale University  c1997  a282tr.  bHardcover  c24cm  aThe slaughter of animals for religious feasts, the tinkling of bells to ward off evil during holy rites, the custom of dancing in religious services-these and many other pagan practices persisted in the Christian church for hundreds of years after Constantine proclaimed Christianity the one official religion of Rome. In this book, Ramsay MacMullen investigates the transition from paganism to Christianity between the fourth and eighth centuries. He reassesses the triumph of Christianity, contending that it was neither tidy nor quick, and he shows that the two religious systems were both vital during an interactive period that lasted far longer than historians have previously believed.MacMullen explores the influences of paganism and Christianity upon each other. In a rich discussion of the different strengths of the two systems, he demonstrates that pagan beliefs were not eclipsed or displaced by Christianity but persisted or were transformed. The victory of the Christian church, he explains, was one not of obliteration but of widening embrace and assimilation. This fascinating book also includes new material on the Christian persecution of pagans over the centuries through methods that ranged from fines to crucifixion  aChristianity and culture -- History -- Early church, ca 30-6004 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/ImageCover/2021/12/10/41F4xJanU_L.jpgyCover Image  a211001 TKH  c6119d6119  00104070aTVCDbTVCDd2026-01-20g0.00l0pTVCD-6119v0.00yBK