The Christian Invention of Time : Temporality and the Literature of Late Antiquity
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1316512908
ISBN-13
9781316512906
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 3rd, 2022
Print length
516 Pages
Weight
860 grams
Dimensions
16.20 x 23.50 x 3.60 cms
Product Classification:
Classical history / classical civilisation The Early Church
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With trademark versatility and brilliance, world-renowned classicist Simon Goldhill explores how Christianity transformed humanity's relationship with time in late antiquity. New ways of conceptualizing and experiencing time were developed, and even today we live in the shadow of this revolution.
Time is integral to human culture. Over the last two centuries people''s relationship with time has been transformed through industrialisation, trade and technology. But the first such life-changing transformation – under Christianity''s influence – happened in late antiquity. It was then that time began to be conceptualised in new ways, with discussion of eternity, life after death and the end of days. Individuals also began to experience time differently: from the seven-day week to the order of daily prayer and the festal calendar of Christmas and Easter. With trademark flair and versatility, world-renowned classicist Simon Goldhill uncovers this change in thinking. He explores how it took shape in the literary writing of late antiquity and how it resonates even today. His bold new cultural history will appeal to scholars and students of classics, cultural history, literary studies, and early Christianity alike.
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