Chapter 15 Persecution and apostasy Christian identity during the crises of the seventh century

The subject of this book is the discourse of persecution used by Christians in Late Antiquity (c. 300-700 CE). Through a series of detailed case studies covering the full chronological and geographical span of the period, this book investigates how the conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity...

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Main Author: Strickler, Ryan (auth)
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2019
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