Description
| Product ID: | 9780674983977 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | The Ransom of the Soul |
| Subtitle: | Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity |
| Authors: | Author: Peter Brown |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Ancient history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Archaeology, History of religion, Christianity, Archaeology, History of religion, Christianity, c 500 CE to c 1000 CE |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Peter Brown explores a revolutionary shift in thinking about the fate of the soul between 250 and 650 CE, showing how personal wealth in the pursuit of redemption led Church doctrine concerning the afterlife to evolve from speculation to firm reality. This new relationship to money set the stage for the Church's domination of medieval society. |
| Imprint Name: | Harvard University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Harvard University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-06-11 |