Since his death on a Persian battlefield in AD 363, the violent end of the Emperor Julian (Flavius Claudius Julianus, 332-363) has become synonymous with the death of paganism. Vilified throughout history as the 'Apostate', the young philosopher-warrior was the last and arguably the most potent threat to Christianity. "The Last Pagan" examines Julian's emergence as the sole survivor of a political dynasty soaked in blood, and traces his journey from an aristocratic Christian childhood to his initiation into pagan cults and ...
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Since his death on a Persian battlefield in AD 363, the violent end of the Emperor Julian (Flavius Claudius Julianus, 332-363) has become synonymous with the death of paganism. Vilified throughout history as the 'Apostate', the young philosopher-warrior was the last and arguably the most potent threat to Christianity. "The Last Pagan" examines Julian's emergence as the sole survivor of a political dynasty soaked in blood, and traces his journey from an aristocratic Christian childhood to his initiation into pagan cults and his mission to establish paganism as the dominant faith of the Roman world.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 9780750940481.
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Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Near fine, pages are clean; wraps have a light crease to the fore edge. Trade paperback. 260 p. Audience: General/trade.
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New. 1594772266. This specific paperback book is in new condition with a cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "he Last Pagan examines Julian's journey from an aristocratic Christian childhood to his initiation into pagan cults and his mission to establish paganism as the dominant faith of the Roman world. Julian's death, only two years into his reign, initiated a culture-wide suppression by the Church of all things it chose to identify as pagan. Only in recent decades, with the weakening of the Church's influence and the resurgence of paganism, have the effects of that suppression begun to wane. Drawing upon more than 700 pages of Julian's original writings, Adrian Murdoch shows that had Julian lived longer our history and our present-day culture would likely be very different."; 6 X 0.7 X 9 inches; 280 pages.
Adrian Murdoch, the author, is a journalist, not a historian. This book tries very hard to stay to the facts, but the author offers a lot of opinions -- about Julian, about the authors Julian has read, about past historical works involving Julian or others who knew him, many of which are unfavorable to the subject. One might even go so far as to say the author did not like Julian at all. Still, as a novice to the subject, I found it very informative, particularly in regard to Julian's skills as a soldier and a general. There isn't a lot of information that has survived about Julian and what there is is often hagiographic or venomous, which is why, I think, the author's opinions take up so much space in this book: they're filler.
Obvious
Jun 16, 2016
Pagan What Pagan
Fantastic biopic of the Emperor Julian and his life and times. Written so well anyone can breeze through with a gentle read that will enrich the mind. I would so recommend this too anyone...pagan or otherwise!
