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Ancient History: Recent Work and New Directionsby Ramsay MacMullen , Kurt A. Raaflaub, Allen M. Ward, Stanley Mayer Burstein, Carol G. ThomasISBN 0941690792 (0-941690-79-2)
Hardcover, Regina Books
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Changes in the Roman Empireby Ramsay MacMullenISBN 0691036012 (0-691-03601-2)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Changes in the Roman Empire'Book summary:Written by one of the foremost historians of the Roman Empire, this collection of both new and previously published essays forms a colorful picture of daily life in the Mediterranean world between A.D. 50 and 450. Here, for example, the author applies statistical analysis to broad groups of people on matters ranging from justice through medicine to language. In so doing he is able to substantiate general statements about routines in ordinary people's behavior and to detect within these routines the very changes that constitute history. Such analysis also shows how this era benefits from the same historiographical approaches that have so successfully elucidated sociocultural phenomena in other periods.Drawing from statistical analysis and many other historical approaches, these essays on popular mores in the Roman Empire cover such topics as language and art, acculturation, thought and religion, sex and gender, cruelty and slavery, and aspects of class and power relations. The author introduces the collection with several essays on historical method, as it pertains to the richness of documentation and variety to be found in the region and period chosen. [via]
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Christianity and Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuriesby Ramsay MacMullenISBN 0300080778 (0-300-08077-8)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Christianity and Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries'Book summary:The slaughter of animals for religious feasts, the tinkling of bells to ward off evil during holy rites, the custom of dancing in religious services - these and many other pagan practices persisted in the Christian church for hundreds of years after Constantine proclaimed Christianity the one official religion of Rome. In this book, Ramsay MacMullen investigates the transition from paganism to Christianity between the fourth and eighth centuries. He reassesses the triumph of Christianity, contending that it was neither tidy nor quick, and he shows that the two religious systems were both vital during an interactive period that lasted far longer than historians have previously believed. MacMullen explores the influences of paganism and Christianity upon each other. In a discussion of the different strengths of the two systems, he demonstrates that pagan beliefs were not eclipse or displaced by Christianity but persisted or were transformed. The victory of the Christian church, he explains, was one not of obliteration but of widening embrace and assimilation. This book also includes material on the Christian persecution of pagans over the centuries through methods that ranged from fines to crucifixion; the mixture of motives in conversion; the stubbornness of pagan resistance; the difficulty of satisfying the demands and expectations of new converts; and the degree of assimilation of Christianity to paganism. [via]
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Christianizing the Roman Empireby Ramsay MacMullenISBN 0300036426 (0-300-03642-6)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Constantineby Ramsay MacMullenISBN 0709946856 (0-7099-4685-6)
Softcover, Routledge
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Corruption and the Decline of Romeby Ramsay MacMullenISBN 0300047991 (0-300-04799-1)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Enemies of the Roman Order: Treason, Unrest, and Alienation in the Empireby Ramsay MacMullenISBN 0415086213 (0-415-08621-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Enemies of the Roman Order: Treason, Unrest, and Alienation in the Empire'Book summary:The Roman empire was a success story. The achievement of such success required a broad consensus in social norms, in ethics and aesthetics to strengthen a distinct way of life. At the same time, however, there were necessarily deviants and deviations from the norm: enemies of the Roman order. Dissidents emerged across societal groupings - from philosophers to the nobility to magicians. Their activities involved active treason, latent disaffection, brigandage, organized protest and cultural deviation. To the extent that these took on a pattern, influenced many lives and occupied the attention of the government itself, they deserve serious examination. Deviants and deviations throw into relief the Empire's success in the face of alternatives and explain how the Roman way of life slowly changed in its central manifestations. Most prominent in the empire's beginnings were the opponents of its new form of government: monarchy. In addition to persons desiring a different, less oppressive government, there were philosophers and preachers proclaiming old wisdom that would serve the purpose of disaffection, even of revolution. [via]
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Paganism and Christianity, 100-425 C.E.: A Sourcebookby Ramsay MacMullen , Eugene N. LaneISBN 0800626478 (0-8006-2647-8)
Softcover, Augsburg Fortress Pub
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Paganism in the Roman Empireby Ramsay MacMullenISBN 0300029845 (0-300-02984-5)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Roman Government's Response to Crisis, A.D. 235-337by Ramsay MacMullenISBN 0300020082 (0-300-02008-2)
Hardcover, Yale University Press
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Roman Social Relations 50 B.C. to A.D. 284by Ramsay MacMullenISBN 0300027028 (0-300-02702-8)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Romanization in the Time of Augustusby Ramsay MacMullenISBN 0300137532 (0-300-13753-2)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Romanization in the Time of Augustus'Book summary:[via]During the lifetime of Augustus (from 63 B.C. to A.D. 14), Roman civilization spread at a remarkable rate throughout the ancient world, influencing such areas as art and architecture, religion, law, local speech, city design, clothing, and leisure and family activities. In this vivid book, Ramsay MacMullen investigates why the adoption of Roman ways was so prevalent during this period.
Drawing largely on archaeological sources, MacMullen discovers that during this period more than half a million Roman veterans were resettled in colonies overseas, and an additional hundred or more urban centers in the provinces took on normal Italian-Roman town constitutions. Great sums of expendable wealth came into the hands of ambitious Roman and local notables, some of which was spent in establishing and advertising Roman ways. MacMullen argues that acculturation of the ancient world was due not to cultural imperialism on the part of the conquerors but to eagerness of imitation among the conquered, and that the Romans were able to respond with surprisingly effective techniques of mass production and standardization.More editions of Romanization in the Time of Augustus:
Sarah's Choice, 1828-1832by Ramsay MacMullen , Sarah Dwight WoolseyISBN 0965878015 (0-9658780-1-5)
Hardcover, PastTimes Press
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Sisters of the Brush: Their Family, Art, Life & Letters 1797-1833by Ramsay MacMullenISBN 0965878007 (0-9658780-0-7)
Hardcover, Past Times Pr
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Soldier and Civilian in the Later Roman Empireby Ramsay MacMullenISBN 0674816900 (0-674-81690-0)
Hardcover, Harvard University Press
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Voting About God in Early Church Councilsby Ramsay MacMullenISBN 0300115962 (0-300-11596-2)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Voting About God in Early Church Councils'Book summary:In this study, Ramsay MacMullen steps aside from the well-worn path that previous scholars have trod to explore exactly how early Christian doctrines became official. Drawing on extensive verbatim stenographic records, he analyzes the ecumenical councils from A.D. 325 to 553, in which participants gave authority to doctrinal choices by majority vote.[via]
The author investigates the sometimes astonishing bloodshed and violence that marked the background to church council proceedings, and from there goes on to describe the planning and staging of councils, the emperors' role, the routines of debate, the participants understanding of the issues, and their views on Gods intervention in their activities. He concludes with a look at the significance of the councils and their doctrinal decisions within the history of Christendom.More editions of Voting About God in Early Church Councils:
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