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Riot in Alexandria : tradition and group dynamics in late antique pagan and Christian communities / Edward J. Watts.

By: Watts, Edward Jay, 1975-
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.Description: xv, 290 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780520262072 (cloth : alk. paper); 0520262077 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Paganism -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- History | Christian communities -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- History | Asceticism -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600 | Alexandrian school, Christian | Education, Ancient -- Egypt -- Alexandria | Riots -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- History | Alexandria (Egypt) -- Intellectual life | Alexandria (Egypt) -- Church historyDDC classification: 932
Contents:
The anatomy of a riot -- Personal legacy and scholastic identity -- Past, present, and future in late Neoplatonic historical discourse -- History and the shape of monastic communities -- Anti-Chalcedonian ascetics and their student associates -- Creating the legend of the Alexandrian bishop -- Theophilus and Cyril : the Alexandrian bishop triumphant -- Peter Mongus struggles with the past.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book British Museum Egypt and Sudan Shelves JA2.WAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 54063000206089
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-284) and index.

The anatomy of a riot -- Personal legacy and scholastic identity -- Past, present, and future in late Neoplatonic historical discourse -- History and the shape of monastic communities -- Anti-Chalcedonian ascetics and their student associates -- Creating the legend of the Alexandrian bishop -- Theophilus and Cyril : the Alexandrian bishop triumphant -- Peter Mongus struggles with the past.

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