Tertullian the African

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ISBN: 9783110194531 | 3110194538
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Copyright: 6/30/2007

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This work is largely a social history of Tertullian, a Christian from Carthage (c.160a "220 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 Tertulliana (TM)s writings.Some of the issues addressed include identity politics, Roman/African relations, martyrdom and the so-called Montanist heresy.

Acknowledgements	p. V
Contents	p. VII
Abbreviations	p. X
Conceptual Frameworks for Re-Reading Tertullian
A Postcolonial Re-reading of Tertullian	p. 1
Postcolonialism and Roman Imperialism	p. 4
Postcolonialism, Patristics and Tertullian	p. 7
An Anthropological "Writing" of Tertullian	p. 9
Postcolonial Anthropology	p. 10
Social Anthropology - Past, Purpose and Methods	p. 12
Anthropology and History	p. 14
Patristic Readings of Tertullian	p. 17
Tertullian's Name	p. 18
Tertullian's Birth	p. 18
Tertullian's Father	p. 19
Tertullian's Education	p. 19
Tertullian's Occupation	p. 20
Tertullian's Conversion	p. 24
Tertullian's Ordination	p. 24
Tertullian's Schism	p. 24
Tertullian, Beyond the "Facts"	p. 25
The Context of Tertullian: Colonization of Africa	p. 27
Romanization of Africa	p. 29
Africanization of Rome	p. 30
The Context of Tertullian: Christianization of Roman Africa	p. 31
Conclusion	p. 35
Social Identity
Social Anthropology and Social Identity	p. 37
Roman Africa and Social Identity	p. 40
Ancient African Christians and Social Identity	p. 48
Roman Colonizers and Christians	p. 49
Indigenous Africans and Christians	p. 51
New Elites and Christians	p. 52
Christians and Roman Africans	p. 55
Tertullian and Social Identity	p. 59
Social Identities in Ad nationes	p. 63
Social Identities in Apologeticum	p. 68
Social Identities in Comparison	p. 70
Kinship Theory
Social Anthropology and Kinship Identity	p. 76
Roman Africa and Kinship Identity	p. 81
Ancient African Christians and Kinship Identity	p. 87
Tertullian and Kinship Identity	p. 94
Kinship in Ad uxorem 1	p. 94
Kinship in Ad uxorem 2	p. 98
Class Theory
Social Anthropology and Class Identity	p. 103
Roman Africa and Class Identity	p. 107
Ancient African Christians and Class Identity	p. 112
Tertullian and Class Identity	p. 114
Class in De cultu feminarum 1	p. 115
Class in De cultu feminarum 2	p. 117
Ethnicity Theory
Social Anthropology and Ethnic Identity	p. 120
Roman Africa and Ethnic Identity	p. 124
Ancient African Christians and Ethnic Identity	p. 131
Tertullian and Ethnic Identity	p. 133
Ethnicity and Tertullian's Ethnic Boundaries	p. 134
Ethnicity in De pallio	p. 139
Anthropology of Religion
Social Anthropology and Religious Identity	p. 146
Roman Africa and Religious Identity	p. 150
Ancient African Christians and Religious Identity	p. 157
Tertullian and Religious Identity	p. 162
African Christian and Roman Non-Christian Religious Identities	p. 162
African Christian and Roman Christian Religious Identities	p. 167
Disciplinary Frameworks for Re-Contextualizing Tertullian
Tertullian and Africa in Patristic Studies	p. 177
Tertullian and Africa in Historical Theology	p. 181
What constitutes African Theology?	p. 182
The "Beginnings" of African Theology	p. 184
The Aim of African Theology	p. 185
The Methods of African Theology - A Postcolonial Critique?	p. 186
The Parameters of African Theology	p. 187
Is Tertullian an African Theologian?	p. 189
Bibliography
General	p. 193
Ancient Authors	p. 223
Index
Subject	p. 227
Modern Authors	p. 231
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