The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Studies
| PUBLISHER | Oxford University Press, USA (12/09/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Studies responds to and celebrates the explosion of research in this interdisciplinary field over recent decades. A one-volume reference work, it provides an introduction to the academic study of early Christianity (c. 100-600 AD) and examines the vast geographical area impacted by the early church, in Western and Eastern late antiquity. It is thematically arranged to encompass history, literature, thought, practices, and material culture. It contains authoritative and up-to-date surveys of current thinking and research in the various subfields of early Christian studies, written by leading figures in the discipline. The essays orient readers to a given topic, as well as to the trajectory of research developments over the past 30-50 years within the scholarship itself. Guidance for future research is also given. Each essay points the reader towards relevant forms of extant evidence (texts, documents, or examples of material culture), as well as to the appropriate research tools available for the area. This volume will be useful to advanced undergraduate and post-graduate students, as well as to specialists in any area who wish to consult a brief review of the "state of the question" in a particular area of early Christian studies, especially one different from their own.
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ISBN-13:
9780199596522
ISBN-10:
0199596522
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
1050
Carton Quantity:
4
Product Dimensions:
6.70 x 2.00 x 9.60 inches
Weight:
3.57 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Maps,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Religion | Christianity - History
Religion | Christian Theology - General
Religion | Sociology of Religion
Dewey Decimal:
270.1
Library of Congress Control Number:
2010537687
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The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Studies responds to and celebrates the explosion of research in this interdisciplinary field over recent decades. A one-volume reference work, it provides an introduction to the academic study of early Christianity (c. 100-600 AD) and examines the vast geographical area impacted by the early church, in Western and Eastern late antiquity. It is thematically arranged to encompass history, literature, thought, practices, and material culture. It contains authoritative and up-to-date surveys of current thinking and research in the various subfields of early Christian studies, written by leading figures in the discipline. The essays orient readers to a given topic, as well as to the trajectory of research developments over the past 30-50 years within the scholarship itself. Guidance for future research is also given. Each essay points the reader towards relevant forms of extant evidence (texts, documents, or examples of material culture), as well as to the appropriate research tools available for the area. This volume will be useful to advanced undergraduate and post-graduate students, as well as to specialists in any area who wish to consult a brief review of the "state of the question" in a particular area of early Christian studies, especially one different from their own.
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Editor:
Hunter, David
David Hunter is a graduate of Oxford University, where he specialized in 19th and 20th century French poetry. He is currently studying the verse of the melodie as part of a postgraduate degree. He is a keen amateur singer and collects rare recordings of French song.
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Editor:
Harvey, Susan Ashbrook
Susan Ashbrook Harvey is Professor of Religious Studies at Brown University. She is the author of "Asceticism and Society in Crisis: John of Ephesus and The Lives of the Eastern Saints" (1990) and coauthor of "Holy Women of the Syrian Orient" (1998), both from UC Press.
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