Tertullian the African
An Anthropological Reading of Tertullian's Context and Identities
Abstract
This work is largely a social history of Tertullian, a Christian from Carthage (c.160� CE), and his ancient African context, which is viewed through a postcolonial lens.Theories from the discipline of social/cultural anthropology, e.g. kinship, class and ethnicity, are applied to selections of Tertullian`s writings.Some of the issues addressed include identity politics, Roman/African relations, martyrdom and the so-called Montanist heresy.
Keywords
Tertullian; Montanism; Roman Africa; African ChristianityDOI
10.1515/9783110926262ISBN
9783110926262, 9783110194531, 9783110926262Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2011Series
Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies, 14Classification
Ancient history
Christianity
History of religion