Possidius of Calama

A Study of the North African Episcopate at the Time of Augustine

This book approaches Augustine from Possidius' perspective, which turns out to be very different from Augustine's own. Part I.: the vita Augustini: Augustine's life and text according to Possidius ; Part II. Possidius and the legal activities of North African episcopate

Bibliographic Details
Author:Erika T. Hermanowicz
Published: Oxford University Press, Oxford- New York, 2008
Series:Oxford Early Christian Studies
Language:English
Total Pages:XIII + 254
ISBN:978-0-19-923635-0
Format:Book
Topic:- Biography > Background > Northern Africa > Religions > Donatism
- Biography > Background > Northern Africa > Church, Liturgy, African Monachism > Bishops / Clergy
- Biography > Background > Northern Africa > Church, Liturgy, African Monachism > African councils > councils of Carthage > council of Carthage (411)
- Biography > Background > Northern Africa > Church, Liturgy, African Monachism > African Donatism > Donatism
- Biography > Person and Life > Vita S. Augustini by Possidius / Indiculum > Vita > Biography
- Biography > Person and Life > Vita S. Augustini by Possidius / Indiculum > Vita > Vita Possidius
- Biography > Relations and Sources > Donatism. Tyconius
Status:Active
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Summary:This book approaches Augustine from Possidius' perspective, which turns out to be very different from Augustine's own. Part I.: the vita Augustini: Augustine's life and text according to Possidius ; Part II. Possidius and the legal activities of North African episcopate