BISHOPS IN LATE ANTIQUE ITALY: SOCIAL IMPORTANCE VS. POLITICAL POWER

[...]the fact that the Italian bishops, with the exception of those from the most notable sees, did not enjoy such commemoration supports the view already argued by Sotinel101 that they did not become incorporated into the local elite in late antiquity. [...]the fact that there existed no incentives...

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Published inPhoenix (Toronto) Vol. 66; no. 1; pp. 158 - 175
Main Author Izdebski, Adam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Toronto Classical Association of Canada 01.03.2012
Phoneix - Canada
Subjects
Antiquity
Christianity
Clergy
Community
Political leadership
Politics
Italy
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Summary:[...]the fact that the Italian bishops, with the exception of those from the most notable sees, did not enjoy such commemoration supports the view already argued by Sotinel101 that they did not become incorporated into the local elite in late antiquity. [...]the fact that there existed no incentives for honouring individual bishops meant that their social importance, as attested in the written evidence, should rather be attributed to. the role that Christianity in general played in social life rather than to the power of the office itself, or of the individual who held it.
ISSN:0031-8299
1929-4883
1929-4883
DOI:10.1353/phx.2012.0030