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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Inner Traditions
Publication date
April 18, 2008
Pages
260
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781594772269
ISBN-10
1594772266
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.74 lbs.
Original list price
$18.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A history of Julian, the grandson of Constantine, and his failed attempt to reverse the Christian tide that swept the Roman Empire
⢠Portrays the âApostateâ as a poet-philosopher, arguing that had he survived, Christianity would have been checked in its rise
⢠Details reforms enacted by Julian during his two-year reign that marginalized Christians, effectively limiting their role in the social and political life of the Empire
⢠Shows how after Julianâs death the Church used paganism to represent evil and opposition to God, a tactic whose traces still linger
The violent death of the emperor Julian (Flavius Claudius Julianus, AD 332-363) on a Persian battlefield has become synonymous with the death of paganism. Vilified throughout history as the âApostate,â the young philosopher-warrior was the last and arguably the most potent threat to Christianity.
The Last Pagan examines Julianâs journey from an aristocratic Christian childhood to his initiation into pagan cults and his mission to establish paganism as the dominant faith of the Roman world. Julianâs death, only two years into his reign, initiated a culture-wide suppression by the Church of all things it chose to identify as pagan. Only in recent decades, with the weakening of the Churchâs influence and the resurgence of paganism, have the effects of that suppression begun to wane. Drawing upon more than 700 pages of Julianâs original writings, Adrian Murdoch shows that had Julian lived longer our history and our present-day culture would likely be very different.
⢠Portrays the âApostateâ as a poet-philosopher, arguing that had he survived, Christianity would have been checked in its rise
⢠Details reforms enacted by Julian during his two-year reign that marginalized Christians, effectively limiting their role in the social and political life of the Empire
⢠Shows how after Julianâs death the Church used paganism to represent evil and opposition to God, a tactic whose traces still linger
The violent death of the emperor Julian (Flavius Claudius Julianus, AD 332-363) on a Persian battlefield has become synonymous with the death of paganism. Vilified throughout history as the âApostate,â the young philosopher-warrior was the last and arguably the most potent threat to Christianity.
The Last Pagan examines Julianâs journey from an aristocratic Christian childhood to his initiation into pagan cults and his mission to establish paganism as the dominant faith of the Roman world. Julianâs death, only two years into his reign, initiated a culture-wide suppression by the Church of all things it chose to identify as pagan. Only in recent decades, with the weakening of the Churchâs influence and the resurgence of paganism, have the effects of that suppression begun to wane. Drawing upon more than 700 pages of Julianâs original writings, Adrian Murdoch shows that had Julian lived longer our history and our present-day culture would likely be very different.
Editions
Hardcover
from Sutton Pub Ltd (January 1, 2004)
9780750932950 | details & prices | 288 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Examines Julian's emergence as the sole survivor of a political dynasty soaked in blood and traces his journey from an aristocratic Christian childhood to his intiation into pagan cults.
About: Examines Julian's emergence as the sole survivor of a political dynasty soaked in blood and traces his journey from an aristocratic Christian childhood to his intiation into pagan cults.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Inner Traditions (April 18, 2008)
9781594772269 | details & prices | 260 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.74 lbs | List price $18.95
About: A history of Julian, the grandson of Constantine, and his failed attempt to reverse the Christian tide that swept the Roman Empire ⢠Portrays the âApostateâ as a poet-philosopher, arguing that had he survived, Christianity would have been checked in its rise ⢠Details reforms enacted by Julian during his two-year reign that marginalized Christians, effectively limiting their role in the social and political life of the Empire ⢠Shows how after Julianâs death the Church used paganism to represent evil and opposition to God, a tactic whose traces still linger The violent death of the emperor Julian (Flavius Claudius Julianus, AD 332-363) on a Persian battlefield has become synonymous with the death of paganism.
About: A history of Julian, the grandson of Constantine, and his failed attempt to reverse the Christian tide that swept the Roman Empire ⢠Portrays the âApostateâ as a poet-philosopher, arguing that had he survived, Christianity would have been checked in its rise ⢠Details reforms enacted by Julian during his two-year reign that marginalized Christians, effectively limiting their role in the social and political life of the Empire ⢠Shows how after Julianâs death the Church used paganism to represent evil and opposition to God, a tactic whose traces still linger The violent death of the emperor Julian (Flavius Claudius Julianus, AD 332-363) on a Persian battlefield has become synonymous with the death of paganism.
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