"Pearls before Swine" : Missionary work in Byzantium

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"Pearls before Swine" : Missionary work in Byzantium
A uthor(s): Ivanov, Sergey A. ; Hoffman, Deborah . Traducteur
Publication: P aris : AC HC Byz , 2015
Serie: Monographies , 47
Notes:
AC HC Byz = Association des amis du C entre d'histoire et civilisation de Byzance
Bibliogr. p. [223]-258. Notes bibliogr.. Index
Not a single contemporary Byzantine source mentions the C hristianization of Ethiopia in the fifth century, the
Byzantine attempts to convert P ersia at the end of the sixth, the creation of the Slavic alphabet in the ninth, or
the baptism of Rus’ in the tenth. These great achievements of Eastern C hristianity left the Byzantines
themselves perfectly indifferent. Byzantium produced a number of ardent and committed missionaries, but much
more visible were the Greek intellectuals who believed that it was easier “to whitewash an Ethiopian” than to
C hristianize a barbarian. When Leo V acquainted the pagan Bulgars with the C hristian sacraments, Theophanes
C ontinuatus castigated him for “casting the pearls of faith before the swine.” In the end, the missionary zeal of a
few enthusiasts lost out to the haughty isolationism of Empire. “P earls before Swine” focuses on the complex
relationship between the C hristian pledge to “teach all nations” and Greek cultural snobbery.
Physical description: 1 vol. (272 p.) : ill., couv. ill. en coul. ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9782916716534
Language(s): Anglais
Keywords:
Topical name: histoire religieuse ; christianisation ; christianisme oriental ; évangélisation
Geographical name: Byzance
Chronology: ép médiévale
Topics - Descriptor candidate: missionnaire
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Lyon : MOM - Bibliothèque de la Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée
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BAB BV2123. I82 2015
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