Being Christian in Vandal Africa investigates conflicts over Christian orthodoxy in the Vandal kingdom-the successor to Roman rule in North Africa, ca. 439 to 533 CE. Exploiting neglected texts, author Robin Whelan exposes a sophisticated culture of disputation between Nicene ("Catholic") and Homoian ("Arian") Christians and explores their rival claims to political and religious legitimacy. These contests-sometimes violent-are key to understanding the wider and much-debated issues of identity and state formation in the post-imperial West.
| ISBN: | 9780520295957 |
| Publication date: | 10th November 2023 |
| Author: | Robin Whelan |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | Transformation of the Classical Heritage |
| Genres: |
History of religion Ancient history Christianity |