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Atripe: The Past Abolished Atripe: The Past Abolished
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Gesios in Panopolis: A “House Full of Darkness” Gesios in Panopolis: A “House Full of Darkness”
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Pneuit: Shenoute's Answer to Libanius Pneuit: Shenoute's Answer to Libanius
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4 The Limits of Intolerance
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Published:February 2013
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Abstract
This chapter argues that Shenoute's antipagan violence was the exception and not the rule in late antique Egypt. His attacks against houses containing pagan idols—in particular the house of his great rival, Gesios of Panopolis—were opposed not only by pagans but also by most Christians. This shows that religious intolerance was neither as widespread nor as acceptable in late antiquity as is usually argued. Shenoute's replies to his Christian accusers are set side by side with Libanius's famous oration in favor of pagan temples. It is argued that they represent the opposite sides of a typical contemporary debate. The chapter also pays particular attention to the transformations of paganism in late antique Egypt.
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