Religious Identity in Late Antiquity: Greeks,

Studies of religious interaction in the fourth century AD have often assumed that the categories of 'pagan', 'Christian' and 'Jew' can be straightforwardly applied, and that we can assess the extent of Christianization in the Graeco-Roman period. In contrast, in this 2007 text, Dr Sandwell tackles the fundamental question of attitudes to religious identity by exploring how the Christian preacher John Chrysostom and the Graeco-Roman orator Libanius wrote about and understood issues of religious allegiance. By comparing the approaches of these men, who were living and working in Antioch at approximately the same time, she strives to get inside the process of religious interaction in a way not normally possible due to the dominance of Christian sources. In so doing she develops approaches to the study of Libanius' religion, the impact of John Chrysostom's preaching on his audiences and the importance of religious identity to fourth-century individuals.

Introduction
Understanding religious identity in fourth century Antioch
Imperial society, religion and literary culture in fourth century Antioch
Constructed and Strategic Religious Identities and Allegiances, an Introduction
Chrysostom and the construction of religious identities
Libanius and the strategic use of religious allegiance
Religious Identities and Other Forms of Social Identification, an Introduction
Religious identity and other social identities in Chrysostom
Religious allegiance and other social identities in Libanius
Religious Identities and Social Organization, an Introduction
Chrysostom and social structure among Christians in Antioch
Libanius, religious allegiance and social structure
Assessing the Impact of Constructions of Identity, an Introduction
Religious identity, religious allegiance and religious practice
Conclusion
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Religious Identity in Late Antiquity: Greeks, Jews and Christians in Antioch

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