The Origin of Zealous Intolerance: Paulus Orosius and Violent Religious Conflict in the Early Fifth Century

This article explores the origins of religious intolerance in two episodes from the early fifth century ad: the forcible conversion of 540 Jews in Minorca by Bishop Severus, and the failed attempt by the monk Fronto to uncover heterodox belief in Tarragona, north-east Hispania. With the newly discov...

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Main Author: Leonard, Victoria (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2017, Volume: 71, Issue: 3, Pages: 261-284
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KCD Hagiography; saints
Further subjects:B Christian relics Orosius Jew St Stephen heterodoxy networks zeal intolerance
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