Group Identity and Religious Individuality in Late Antiquity ... - 9780813227436

Group Identity and Religious Individuality in Late AntiquityAuthor(s): ric Rebillard, Jrg Rpke\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: The Catholic University of America Press, United States\nImprint: The Catholic University of America Press\nISBN-13: 9780813227436, 978-0813227436\nSynopsis\nTo understand the past, we necessarily group people together and, consequently, frequently assume that all of its members share the same attributes. In this ground-breaking volume, ric Rebillard and Jrg Rpke bring renowned scholars together to challenge this norm by seeking to rediscover the individual and to explore the dynamics between individuals and the groups to which they belong.\n\nInstead of taking religious groups as their point of departure, the authors in Group Identity and Religious Individuality in Late Antiquity address the methodological challenges attached to a rescaling of the analysis at the level of the individual. In particular, they explore the tension between looking for evidence abou.