One of the characteristics of Christian historiography in Late Roman Hispania was the triumph of Christianity over every form of pagan tradition. The construction of a solid ideology aiming at establishing a clear demarcation between orthodoxy and heterodoxy was the necessary condition to check and neutralise expressions of religious dissent. This phenomenon becomes particularly evident not only when one examines norms and decrees issued by the ecclesiastical hierarchy, but also when considering a series of imperial constitutions directed against heretics and pagans. This contribution emphasises the importance of some aspects of Christian historiography in Late Roman Hispania, paying special attention to the increased number of ecclesiastical documentary sources which modern scholarship has analysed over the past few decades.
Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy in the Historiography of Late Antique Iberia / Gabrielli,. - STAMPA. - (2022), pp. 223-241. (Intervento presentato al convegno Para qué la Historia: La reflexion sobre el pasado en la Hispania tardoantigua tenutosi a Granada nel 21-22 settembre 2018) [10.5117/9789463729413].
Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy in the Historiography of Late Antique Iberia
GABRIELLI, CHANTAL
2022
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One of the characteristics of Christian historiography in Late Roman Hispania was the triumph of Christianity over every form of pagan tradition. The construction of a solid ideology aiming at establishing a clear demarcation between orthodoxy and heterodoxy was the necessary condition to check and neutralise expressions of religious dissent. This phenomenon becomes particularly evident not only when one examines norms and decrees issued by the ecclesiastical hierarchy, but also when considering a series of imperial constitutions directed against heretics and pagans. This contribution emphasises the importance of some aspects of Christian historiography in Late Roman Hispania, paying special attention to the increased number of ecclesiastical documentary sources which modern scholarship has analysed over the past few decades.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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