Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Minority Report? Religious Minorities and Majorities in Late Antique Argumentation
In this article, I discuss how the majority - minority positions were used in the argumentation in the religious disputes in the fourth and fifth centuries. Jerome of Stridon, for instance, rejoices over the expansion of Christianity in the City of Rome. Augustine of Hippo derides "pagans" whom he d...
| Author: | Maijastina Kahlos |
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| Published: |
S.n.,
s.l.,
2017
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| Volume: | 83 |
| Pages: | 392-403 |
| Language: | English |
| Periodical: | Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni |
| Number: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 0081-6175 |
| Format: | Article |
| Status: | Needs Review |
| Summary: | In this article, I discuss how the majority - minority positions were used in the argumentation in the religious disputes in the fourth and fifth centuries. Jerome of Stridon, for instance, rejoices over the expansion of Christianity in the City of Rome. Augustine of Hippo derides "pagans" whom he depicts as a small minority living in fear and shame. Isidore of Pelusium and Theodoret of Cyrrhus declared that "paganism" no longer existed. Furthermore, the triumph of Christianity over paganism was exulted in the imperial legislation. I do not take any stand on which religious group or sect was in majority or minority in the Empire at a particular moment. Instead, I discuss for what purposes the majority or minority position was argued and what kind of rhetorical persuasion was used. |
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