Patriarch dioscorus of alexandria: the last pharaoh and ecclesiastical politics in the later roman empire
Auteur :
Menze, Volker L.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780192871336
Date de publication :
14 avr. 2023
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,5 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
516 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book provides the first full account of Dioscorus as patriarch of Alexandria between 444 and 451 CE. Often historically tarnished as a ruthless 'tyrant-bishop' in the Western Church, Dioscorus is shown rather to be a conflicted reformer against the backdrop of the Later Roman Empire and its political mechanisms for implementing 'Orthodoxy'.