Christianity, Book-Burning and Censorship in Late Antiquity. Studies in Text Transmission

The role of Christian institutions, writers and saints in the active suppression and destruction of books in Late Antiquity has received surprisingly little consideration. The author argues that texts and ideas from materialistic philosophical traditions were vulnerable to destruction, censorship or...

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Main Author: Rohmann, Dirk (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016
Series:Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte
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