Tertullian the African

by David E. Wilhite

Who was Tertullian, and what can we know about him? This work explores his social identities, focusing on his North African milieu. Theories from the discipline of social/cultural anthropology, including kinship, class and ethnicity, are accommodated and applied to selections of Tertullian's writings. In light of postcolonial concerns, this study utilizes the categories of Roman colonizers, indigenous Africans and new elites. The third category,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110194538
• ISBN13: 9783110194531
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary