Bibliograph

The darkening age, the Christian destruction of the classical world, Catherine Nixey

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The darkening age, the Christian destruction of the classical world, Catherine Nixey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The darkening age

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

994470340

Responsibility statement

Catherine Nixey

Sub title

the Christian destruction of the classical world

Summary

Offers a history of the rise of Christianity in the classical world that focuses on its terrible cost, in terms of violence and dogmatic intolerance, that helped bring upon the dark ages

Table Of Contents

Prologue: A beginning -- Introduction: An ending -- The invisible army -- The battleground of demons -- Wisdom is foolishness -- "On the small number of martyrs" -- These deranged men -- The most magnificent building in the world -- To despise the temples -- How to destroy a demon -- The reckless ones -- To drink from the cup of devils -- To cleanse the error of demons -- Carpe diem -- They that forsake the way of God -- To obliterate the tyranny of joy -- "Merciful savagery" -- "A time of tyranny and crisis."

Target audience

adult

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