Tertullian the African

An Anthropological Reading of Tertullian's Context and Identities

By:

David E. Wilhite

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Hardback

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Millennium-Studien/Millennium Studies

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Who was Tertullian, and what can we know about him? This work explores his social identities, focusing on his North African milieu. Theories from the discipline of social/cultural anthropology, including kinship, class and ethnicity, are accommodated and applied to selections of Tertullian’s writings. In light of postcolonial concerns, this study utilizes the categories of Roman colonizers, indigenous Africans and new elites. The third category, new elites, is actually intended to destabilize the other two, denying any “essential” Roman or African identity. Thereafter, samples from Tertullian’s writings serve to illustrate comparisons of his own identities and the identities of his rhetorical opponents. The overall study finds Tertullian’s identities to be manifold, complex and discursive. Additionally, his writings are understood to reflect antagonism toward Romans, including Christian Romans (which is significant for his so-called Montanism), and Romanized Africans. While Tertullian accommodates much from Graeco-Roman literature, laws and customs, he nevertheless retains a strongly stated non-Roman-ness and an African-ity, which is highlighted in the present monograph.

Author Biography:

David Wilhite , Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA.

Release date Australia

June 18th, 2007

Author

David E. Wilhite

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Professional & Vocational

Pages

244

Series

Millennium-Studien/Millennium Studies

Dimensions

170x240x18

ISBN-13

9783110194531

Product ID

3648211

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