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Katrin Pietzner

Bildung, Elite und Konkurrenz

Heiden und Christen vor der Zeit Constantins
[Uneducated Competitors? Christian and Pagan Intellectuals in the Pre-Constantinian Era.]
2013. IX, 479 pages.
DOI 10.1628/978-3-16-152942-9
Published in German.
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Summary
During the Roman Empire, philosophers were regarded as experts on the ars vitae. They were influential advisers and critics, teachers and spiritual caregivers, and their practical knowledge of life was in particular demand. Katrin Pietzner illustrates how Christian experts were challenged by being labelled uneducated and socially inferior and how they became effective as intellectuals.

Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity (STAC)