Authority and Performance Sociological Perspectives on the Council of Chalcedon (AD 451)

• Main Author: Amirav, Hagit (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Series: Hypomnemata
• Subjects: Christianity; Classics; Council of Chalcedon; Göttingen; Marcian; Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria; Theodoret
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

One can hardly exaggerate the importance of the church councils in the 5th and 6th centuries. They provide us with great insights into the situation in the late Roman Empire and particularly into the role of the Church at that time. Because of the rich source materials, the dramatic course it took a...