Riot in Alexandria: Tradition and Group Dynamics in Late Antique Pagan and Christian Communities Volume 46

by Edward J. Watts

Book Overview

This innovative study uses one well-documented moment of violence as a starting point for a wide-ranging examination of the ideas and interactions of pagan philosophers, Christian ascetics, and bishops from the fourth to the early seventh century. Edward J. Watts reconstructs a riot that erupted in Alexandria in 486 when a group of students attacked a Christian adolescent who had publicly insulted the students' teachers. Pagan students, Christians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520294866
• ISBN13: 9780520294868
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"