Working on the Minutes of Late Antique Church Councils: A Methodological Framework

The minutes of church councils from late antiquity provide us with an unparalleled amount of first-hand information about late antique history and language. However, they present issues of different kinds that need addressing. In this paper I wish to suggest a methodological framework to work with c...

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Main Author: Mari, Tommaso 1988- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2019]
In: Journal for late antique religion and culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 13, Pages: 42-59
Further subjects:B Discourse Analysis
B Late antique history
B Church Councils
B Church History
B Conciliar minutes
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