The Origin of Zealous Intolerance
Paulus Orosius and Violent Religious Conflict in the Early Fifth Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4064405 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victoria Leonard (0000-0002-9512-4051, Institute of Classical Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 261-284 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vigiliae Christianae (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0042-6032 • E-ISSN: 1570-0720 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700720-12341304 |
| OpenAlex | W2612811583 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
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 discovered relics of St Stephen, the presbyter Paulus Orosius brought a peculiarly vehement and absolute intolerance of non-orthodox Christianity to Minorca. Intolerance was facilitated and communicated through a trans-Mediterranean network of Christians connected through letter-writing and the exchange of visitors, of which Orosius was a particularly mobile and dynamic participant. In contrast to previous criticism, this article identifies Orosius as a point of intersection within the controversies, and, in the dissemination of his ideology of intolerance, as a catalyst for conflict
Ancient history · Art · Criticism · Ideology · Literature · Political science · Politics · Theology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Byzantine Studies and History · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |