Roman Nobilitas in Jerome's Letters
van 't Westeinde, Jessica
Produktnummer:
18925a0db75a4a4087b569449bb165250e
| Autor: | van 't Westeinde, Jessica |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | Alte Geschichte, Archäologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Gruppen Religiöse Institutionen und Organisationen Roman aristocracy Theologie Theologie, Christentum patronage social networks status culture |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 01.09.2021 |
| EAN: | 9783161593437 |
| Auflage: | 1 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 299 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Mohr Siebeck |
| Untertitel: | Roman Values and Christian Asceticism for Socialites |
Produktinformationen "Roman Nobilitas in Jerome's Letters"
Jerome of Stridon argued that 'the most distinguished privilege loses its prestige when lavished on a crowd' ( Ep. 66.7). Recent imperial changes left the senatorial aristocracy with a devaluation of their order. When a number of its illustres showed an appetite for asceticism, Jerome took up his quill to offer them a nobilitas- model that preserved their exclusivity through appropriation of Christian asceticism. Jessica van 't Westeinde shows how Jerome's design restored the Roman exclusivist notion of nobilitas as an antidote to the opening up of senatorial rank to 'country boors' by creating a status group of Christian elites. The nouveau riche may have attempted to enter this social circle, but they could never attain the same level of perfection as the illustres. As such, Jerome offered a 'Christian ascetic' nobilitas- model that embodies continuation which breathes Roman aristocratic status culture of the illustres.
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