Church and Society in Late Antique Italy and Beyond (Variorum Collected Studies)

The papers presented here explore in various ways the interactions between clerics and the society in which Christian churches put down roots in Late Antiquity. Some of these complex processes, involved in the christianization of the Late Roman world, form the theme of the first three sections. Amongst other aspects, the essays in these sections examine the Three Chapters controversy and the participation of lay and clerical protagonists in it, the social standing of Italian bishops (including their use of lay personnel and their economic impact), and a comparison of pagan and Christian places of worship. The essays included in the last section deal with communication in Late Antiquity. They present the first results of a long-term project on the changing role of information during the last centuries of the Roman world. Eight papers in the volume are published in English for the first time. Cover 1 Series 3 Half Title 4 Title 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 Foreword 12 Acknowledgements 15 Abbreviations 16 THREE CHAPTERS 18 I Pontifical authority and imperial power in the reign of Justinian: pope Vigilius 18 II Arator, un poète au service de la politique du pape Vigile? 44 III Vigilius in the Liber Pontificalis: a memory lost, or manipulated? 60 IV Le rôle des expertises dans les débats théologiques du VIe sièelc 82 V Council, emperor and bishops: authority and orthodoxy in the Three Chapters controversy 98 BISHOPS AND ELITES IN LATE ROMAN ITALY 124 VI Le recrutement des évêques en Italie aux IVe et Ve siècles: essai d’enquête prosopographique 124 VII The bishop’s men: episcopal power in the city 136 VIII The bishops of Italy in Late antique society: a new elite? 158 IX The Christian gift and its economic impact in Late Antiquity 182 SACRED PLACES IN THE LATE ROMAN EMPIRE 206 X Locus orationis ou domus Dei? Le témoignage de Zénon de Vérone sur l'évolution des églises (tractatus II, 6) 206 XI The end of pagan holy places in the West: problems and method 214 XII Places of Christian worship and their sacralization in Late Antiquity 238 XIII Chronologie, topographie, histoire: quelques hypothèses sur S. Felix in Pincis, église disparue 258 ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNICATION IN ANCIENT CHRISTIANITY 282 XIV La circulation de l’information dans les Églises 282 XV The Church in the Roman Empire: changes without reform and reforms without change 302 XVI How were bishops informed? Information transmission across the Adriatic Sea in Late Antiquity 320 Index 330 Three Chapters. Pontifical Authority And Imperial Power In The Reign Of Justinian : Pope Vigilius ; Arator, Un Poète Au Service De La Politique Du Pape Vigile? ; Vigilius In The Liber Pontificalis : A Memory Lost, Or Manipulated? ; Le Rôle Des Expertises Dans Les Débats Théologiques De Vie Siècle ; Council, Emperor And Bishops : Authority And Orthodoxy In The Three Chapters Controversy -- Bishops And Elites In Late Roman Italy. Le Recrutement Des évêques En Italie Aux Ive Et Ve Siècles : Essai D'enquête Prosoporgraphique ; The Bishop's Men : Episcopal Power In The City ; The Bishops Of Italy In Late Antique Society : A New Elite? ; The Christian Gift And Its Economic Impact In Late Antiquity -- Sacred Places In The Late Roman Empire. Locus Orationis Ou Domus Dei : Le Témoignage De Zénon De Vérone Sur L'évolution Des églises (tractatus Ii, 6) ; The End Of Pagan Holy Places In The West : Problems And Method ; Places Of Christian Worship And Their Serialization In Late Antiquity ; Chronologie, Topographie, Histoire : Quelques Hypothèses Sur S. Felix In Pincis, église Disparue -- Organization And Communication In Ancient Christianity. La Circulation De L'information Dans Les Églises ; The Church In The Roman Empire : Changes Without Reform And Reforms Without Change ; How Were Bishops Informed : Information Transmission Across The Adriatic Sea In Late Antiquity. Claire Sotinel. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Text In English And French.