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The Ransom of the Soul: Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity

By Peter Brown

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9780674286504
DOI
10.4159/9780674286504
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1638248 bytes)
Edition
Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Pages
238\284
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 07:25:54

Description

Peter Brown explores a revolutionary shift in thinking about the fate of the soul between 250 and 650 CE, showing how personal wealth in the pursuit of redemption led Church doctrine concerning the afterlife to evolve from speculation to firm reality. This new relationship to money set the stage for the Church’s domination of medieval society.

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