Cronaca degli ultimi pagani. La scomparsa del paganesimo nell'impero romano tra Costantino e Giustiniano
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"Cronaca degli ultimi pagani", nell'edizione in lingua francese giunto alla terza edizione, fu al suo apparire una sorpresa sia per la critica sia per il grande pubblico, soprattutto perché l'autore vi racconta - in uno stile chiaro e vivido - il trionfo del cristianesimo nell'impero romano, ma dalla parte dei vinti, i "pagani". Il volume fornisce la cronaca documentata delle misure di prescrizione e di messa al bando che in tempi successivi si adottarono contro i culti politeisti e monoteisti non cristiani, e al tempo stesso fa rivivere le ultime credenze e le pratiche "pagane" dell'antichità classica. Intento del libro di Pierre Chuvin è anche di mostrare come vicende tragiche come quelle del martirio e dell'assassinio di una Ipazia, la celebre filosofa di Alessandria, non abbiano impedito alla parte cristiana d'integrare nelle proprie feste rituali, oggetti e cerimonie "pagane", e come in tal modo l'eredità pagana sia stata fatta propria dal cristianesimo, a dispetto dell'intolleranza, di qualsiasi parte, e in sfida all'ortodossia dispotica, di qualsiasi autorità.
- ISBN: 8868982846
- Casa Editrice: Claudiana
- Pagine: 342
- Data di uscita: 23-09-2022
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This elegantly written work has an elegiac feel; the author’s sympathy are clearly with the kind of sophisticated urban conservatives like the fourth century Prefect of Rome Q. Aurelius Symmachus, who said: “What does it matter by which wisdom each of us arrives at truth? It is not possible that only Leggi tutto
A translation from the French and only the first part of a longer work, this book will probably only appeal to the professional classicist or historian of classical antiquity. One quarter of it consists of detailed notes, mostly citing sources, the text itself mostly referencing late examples of pag Leggi tutto
I had to read this via PDF because the only English translation is $800 and out of print. That out of the way, this book is one of the most essential and complete exhibitions I have ever read on the transformation of the Roman world from "pagan" to Christian. The authoritative academic work on the s Leggi tutto
I found this thin volume fascinating because of the dense history of how "pagans" worshipping their own Gods and Goddesses through rituals, were persecuted by the Christian rulers during the period of the Holy Roman Empire. What's especially interesting was that powers of so-called divination and ma Leggi tutto
Very well written and accessible, though a little more brief than I'd like. An excellent introduction to the topic (since it's only a partial translation) that doesn't gloss over the general horrors of the time period.
This short book does a marvelous job narrating the slow, inexorable death of classical civilization. Chuvin has full command of the original sources and weaves them into a threnody that is poignant (Justinian's closing the School of Athens and the quixotic departure of the philosophers for Persia),
This book's title should certainly be taken literally, as a "chronicle" is the best description of it. While I was inspired to read the book because of The Mountain Goats' 2020 concept album surrounding it, I ultimately think it's a solid little book about a specific topic, which thankfully I know a Leggi tutto
"A Chronicle of the Last Pagans" by French scholar and antiquarian Pierre Chuvin details the waning days of paganism in the late Roman Empire. The book covers roughly the time period from the life of the emperor Constantine the Great (272-337 CE) to the emperor Justinian (482-565 CE). So essentially Leggi tutto
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