Paulinus Noster: Self and Symbols in the Letters of Paulinus of Nola

by Catherine Conybeare

This literate and accessible study examines the profound impact Paulinus had on Christian thought during a crucial period of its development. The letters of Paulinus and his correspondents portray an early Christian 'web' of shared concepts, intellectual discussion, and group development. Catherine Conybeare examines how the very process of writing and transmitting letters between members of a community helped to bind that community together and to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199240728
• ISBN13: 9780199240722
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"