The Slow Fall of Babel. Languages and Identities in Late Antique Christianity, Paperback/***

Explores the gradual transformation of the virtually monolingual edifice of classical culture in late antiquity as the increasingly Christianized elites discovered the existence of multiple other languages in the world and attempted to incorporate their speakers meaningfully into the holistic and distinctly Christian picture of the universe. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises; Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 434 Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 25 Cover type: Paperback / softback