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100			_aMacmullen, Ramsay
100			_d(1928-...)
100			_eAuthor
245			_aChristianity & paganism in the fourth to eighth centuries
245			_cRamsay Macmullen
260			_aU.S.A
260			_bYale University
260			_c1997
300			_a282tr.
300			_bHardcover
300			_c24cm
520			_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
650			_aChristianity and culture -- History -- Early church, ca 30-600
856	4		_uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/ImageCover/2021/12/10/41F4xJanU_L.jpg _yCover Image
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