
Peter Robert Lamont Brown
Born 26 Jul 1935
Rollins Professor of History, Princeton University. Author of Religion and Society in the Age of Saint Augustine.
Quotes
“Having supported the relationship between the visible and the invisible, between the inexpressible internal world and its significant manifestation in the external world, having asserted that the soul was able to give meaning to natural things: this was the service rendered by Plotinus to his contemporaries and successors.”
The late ancient world: “The "golden age" is the exception, normal history is "grey".”
The late ancient world:
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Books by Peter Robert Lamont Brown in order
Books by Peter Robert Lamont Brown in the order they were published, from Augustine of Hippo (1967) to Journeys of the Mind (2023).
- 1Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo1967 - 2The Diffusion of Manichaeism in the Roman EmpireThe Diffusion of Manichaeism in the Roman Empire1969
- 3The World of Late Antiquity
The World of Late Antiquity1971 - 4The World of Late Antiquity, AD 150-750
The World of Late Antiquity, AD 150-7501971 - 5Religion and Society in the Age of Saint Augustine
Religion and Society in the Age of Saint Augustine1972 - 6The Cult of the Saints
The Cult of the Saints1981 - 7The Rise and Function of the Holy Man in Late AntiquityThe Rise and Function of the Holy Man in Late Antiquity1982
- 8The Body and Society
The Body and Society1988 - 9Society and the Holy in Late Antiquity
Society and the Holy in Late Antiquity1989 - 10Power and Persuasion in Late Antiquity
Power and Persuasion in Late Antiquity1992 - 11The Making of Late Antiquity
The Making of Late Antiquity1993 - 12Authority and the Sacred
Authority and the Sacred1995 - 13The Rise of Western Christendom
The Rise of Western Christendom1995 - 14Late Antiquity
Late Antiquity1998 - 15Poverty and Leadership in the Later Roman Empire
Poverty and Leadership in the Later Roman Empire2002 - 16Terence, The Comedies
Terence, The Comedies2007 - 17El mundo de la antigüedad tardía: de Marco Aurelio a Mahoma
El mundo de la antigüedad tardía: de Marco Aurelio a Mahoma2012 - 18Through the Eye of a Needle
Through the Eye of a Needle2012 - 19The Rise of Western Christendom M
The Rise of Western Christendom Making of Europe2013 - 20The Ransom of the Soul: Afterlife and Wealth in Early Wester
The Ransom of the Soul: Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity2015 - 21Por el ojo de una aguja
Por el ojo de una aguja2016 - 22Journeys of the Mind
Journeys of the Mind2023