Gay L Byron

Symbolic Blackness and Ethnic Difference in Early Christian Literature

BLACKENED BY THEIR SINS: Early Christian Ethno-Political Rhetorics about Egyptians, Ethiopians, Blacks and Blackness

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Produktbeschreibung

There has been growing interest in recent years in the presence and image of blacks and blackness in classical antiquity. This pioneering and much-needed work is the first to survey and theorize blacks as seen by early Christian writers. Byron creates a solid and original foundation of theoretical arguments as the basis for her discussion of the presence of blacks in Christian antiquity. Her presentation of the critical analysis and sources side by side encourages the reader to engage with the material in a more sophisticated way.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 160mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9780415243698
• ISBN-10: 0415243696
• Artikelnr.: 22348553

Autorenporträt

Gay L. Byron

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Developing a
Taxonomy of Ethno-Political Rhetorics 1. Interpreting Ethnic and Color
Differences in Early Christian Writings 2. Egyptians, Ethiopians, Blacks
and Blackness in Greco-Roman Literature Part II: Reading Ethno-Political
Rhetorics in Early Christian Literature 3. 'We Were Ethiopians in our Vices
and Sins': Etho-Political Rhetorics Defining Vices and Sins 4. 'Stirring up
the Passions': Ethno-Political Rhetorics Defining Sexual Threats 5. 'Beyond
the Rivers of Ethiopia': Ethno-Political Rhetorics Defining Insiders and
Outsiders Conclusion Notes Bibliography Indexes