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

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The darkening age

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

1013477335

Responsibility statement

Catherine Nixey

Sub title

the Christian destruction of the classical world

Summary

A bold new history of the rise of Christianity, showing how its radical followers ravaged vast swathes of classical culture, plunging the world into an era of dogma and intellectual darkness

Table Of Contents

Front Cover; Front Flap; Front Matter; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Map of the Roman Empire; Prologue: A Beginning; Introduction: An Ending; Chapter One: The Invisible Army; Chapter Two: The Battleground of Demons; Chapter Three: Wisdom Is Foolishness; Chapter Four: "On the Small Number of Martyrs"; Illustrations 1-8; Chapter Five: These Deranged Men; Chapter Six: The Most Magnificent Building in the World; Chapter Seven: To Despise the Temples; Chapter Eight: How to Destroy a Demon; Chapter Nine: The Reckless OnesChapter Ten: To Drink from the Cup of DevilsChapter Eleven: To Cleanse the Error of Demons; Chapter Twelve: Carpe Diem; Chapter Thirteen: They That Forsake the Way of God; Illustrations 9-16; Chapter Fourteen: To Obliterate the Tyranny of Joy; Chapter Fifteen: "Merciful Savagery"; Chapter Sixteen: "A Time of Tyranny and Crisis"; Back Matter; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Flap; Back Cover; Spine

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