Prestige and links with the past counted greatly for such rulers. There were still many pasts from which they could choose. P343 There is a certain symmetry to this excellent book. Its introduction is worth reading in its own right as a mighty survey of recent historical work that has debunked a ...
Interesting topic, fairly dry presentation.
This is a fine analysis of the syncretic nature of Christianity. Concrete examples of the power transference from late Roman to Christian via appropriation, subversion, and mimicry is astounding. The assimilation of the pagan in Celtic regions by the people, often to the chagrin of the Church elite,...
I had the honor of being Prof. Brown's student for an all-too-brief quarter during my late, lamented time at UCLA.We were studying a cache of recently discovered Augustinian letters. He was the stereotype (in a good way) of the soft-spoken, immensely erudite college professor, and was as brilliant i...
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