Shira L. Lander. Ritual Sites and Religious Rivalries in Late Roman North Africa

Robin M Jensen

doi:10.6017/scjr.v12i1.10101

Abstract

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Highlights

During this time, this part of the world was especially embroiled in struggles for religious dominance
After a brief introduction to her project (“Scaffolding”), the book opens with a chapter that lays out Lander’s method, sources, and underlying theories of sacred space and religious violence
It continues very coherently, moving from a study of how Christians generally regarded their places of worship (Chapter 2) to a summary of the conflicts among African Christian communities in the fourth and fifth centuries (Chapter 3)

Summary

Introduction

This part of the world was especially embroiled in struggles for religious dominance. Lander Ritual Sites and Religious Rivalries in Late Roman North Africa (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016), hardcover, xvii + 253 pp. These acts targeted different religious communities and rival Christian groups (e.g., Catholics vs Donatists or Arian Vandals vs African Nicenes).

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