Hartmut Leppin
Frankfurt, Historisches Seminar - Abt. für Alte Geschichte, Faculty Member
- Christianiazation, History of Political Ideas, Ancient History, Early Christianity, Late Antiquity, History of Historiography, and 24 moreAncient Roman Social History, History, John Baldovin, Second Temple Judaism, Rabbinics, Mishnah, Classics, History of Religion, Religion and Politics, Ancient Greek Religion, Roman Religion, Roman Republic, Religion and Sexuality, Early Medieval History, Roman Empire, Late Roman Empire, Mysteries (Greek Religion), Mystery cult, Sociology of Religion, Ghassanids, Isis Cult, Late Antique and Byzantine History, Patristics, and Medieval Historyedit
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Page 1. KLIO BEITRÄGE ZUR ALTEN GESCHICHTE Hartmut Leppin Thukydides und dieVerfassung der Polis Akademie Verlag Ein Beitrag zur politischen Ideengeschichte des 5. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. Page 2. ... Page 5. Hartmut Leppin Thukydides und die... more
Page 1. KLIO BEITRÄGE ZUR ALTEN GESCHICHTE Hartmut Leppin Thukydides und dieVerfassung der Polis Akademie Verlag Ein Beitrag zur politischen Ideengeschichte des 5. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. Page 2. ... Page 5. Hartmut Leppin Thukydides und die Verfassung der Polis ...
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ABSTRACTAlthough the word Christianisation is used frequently in Late Antique studies, definitions are rare. This article proposes a very broad definition: Christianisation denotes historical developments, which lead to a hegemony of... more
ABSTRACTAlthough the word Christianisation is used frequently in Late Antique studies, definitions are rare. This article proposes a very broad definition: Christianisation denotes historical developments, which lead to a hegemony of Christian discourses or practices in certain spaces, areas, or sections of society. Christian discourses and practices refer to narrations about Christ as a key figure and later on foundational texts which contain them. These developments are not necessarily contemporaneous in various sections of society and they are not linear. Based on this definition, which is not teleological and not normative, a model of stages of Christianisations is put up for discussion: In the beginning, there were particulate Christianisations, affecting only certain groups or areas. It was a special case, when emperors turned to Christianity, deeply changing the political and normative order. Yet, at first, we can observe neutralisation in various social spaces, as for exampl...
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The late antique and early medieval Mediterranean was characterized by wide-ranging cultural and linguistic diversity. Yet, under the influence of Christianity, communities in the Mediterranean world were bound together by common concepts... more
The late antique and early medieval Mediterranean was characterized by wide-ranging cultural and linguistic diversity. Yet, under the influence of Christianity, communities in the Mediterranean world were bound together by common concepts of good rulership, which were also shaped by Greco-Roman, Persian, Caucasian, and other traditions. This collection of essays examines ideas of good Christian rulership and the debates surrounding them in diverse cultures and linguistic communities. It grants special attention to communities on the periphery, such as the Caucasus and Nubia, and some essays examine non-Christian concepts of good rulership to offer a comparative perspective. As a whole, the studies in this volume reveal not only the entanglement and affinity of communities around the Mediterranean but also areas of conflict among Christians and between Christians and other cultural traditions. By gathering various specialized studies on the overarching question of good rulership, this volume highlights the possibilities of placing research on classical antiquity and early medieval Europe into conversation with the study of eastern Christianity.
Philip Michael Forness, Alexandra Hasse-Ungeheuer, and Hartmut Leppin, eds., The Good Christian Ruler in the First Millennium: Views from the Wider Mediterranean World in Conversation, Millennium Studies 92 (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2021).
Open Access: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110725612/html
Philip Michael Forness, Alexandra Hasse-Ungeheuer, and Hartmut Leppin, eds., The Good Christian Ruler in the First Millennium: Views from the Wider Mediterranean World in Conversation, Millennium Studies 92 (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2021).
Open Access: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110725612/html