Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 This terrible custom
- Chapter 2 Church of the traitors
- Chapter 3 A poisonous brood of vipers
- Chapter 4 Archives of memory
- Chapter 5 The city of denial
- Chapter 6 Ravens feeding on death
- Chapter 7 Little foxes, evil women
- Chapter 8 Guardians of the people
- Chapter 9 In the house of discipline
- Chapter 10 Sing a new song
- Chapter 11 Kings of this world
- Chapter 12 We choose to stand
- Chapter 13 Athletes of death
- Chapter 14 Bad boys
- Chapter 15 Men of blood
- Chapter 16 Divine winds
- Chapter 17 So what?
- Appendix A Bishops and bishoprics in Africa: the numbers
- Appendix B Origins of the division: chronology
- Appendix C The Catholic conference of 348
- Appendix D The Edict of Unity and the Persecution of 347
- Appendix E The mission of Paul and Macarius
- Appendix F Historical fictions: interpreting the circumcellions
- Appendix G The archaeology of suicide
- Appendix H African sermons
- Bibliography
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 September 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 This terrible custom
- Chapter 2 Church of the traitors
- Chapter 3 A poisonous brood of vipers
- Chapter 4 Archives of memory
- Chapter 5 The city of denial
- Chapter 6 Ravens feeding on death
- Chapter 7 Little foxes, evil women
- Chapter 8 Guardians of the people
- Chapter 9 In the house of discipline
- Chapter 10 Sing a new song
- Chapter 11 Kings of this world
- Chapter 12 We choose to stand
- Chapter 13 Athletes of death
- Chapter 14 Bad boys
- Chapter 15 Men of blood
- Chapter 16 Divine winds
- Chapter 17 So what?
- Appendix A Bishops and bishoprics in Africa: the numbers
- Appendix B Origins of the division: chronology
- Appendix C The Catholic conference of 348
- Appendix D The Edict of Unity and the Persecution of 347
- Appendix E The mission of Paul and Macarius
- Appendix F Historical fictions: interpreting the circumcellions
- Appendix G The archaeology of suicide
- Appendix H African sermons
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Sacred ViolenceAfrican Christians and Sectarian Hatred in the Age of Augustine, pp. vii - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011