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[...]Eckbert himself was relying on another writer, Eberwin of Steinfeld, whose descriptions of heretics depended in turn on Augustine and his extensive writings against the Manichees six centuries earlier. [...]Dietrich-not to mention the modern historians who have relied on him and others like him...

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Published in:Commonweal 2013, Vol.140 (13), p.30
Main Author: Hornbeck, J. Patrick, II
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Christianity
Heresy
Politics
Religion
Telephones
Theology
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Summary:[...]Eckbert himself was relying on another writer, Eberwin of Steinfeld, whose descriptions of heretics depended in turn on Augustine and his extensive writings against the Manichees six centuries earlier. [...]Dietrich-not to mention the modern historians who have relied on him and others like him-was at best the fourth participant in a centuries-long game of "telephone," at each stage of which various political and theological influences could distort the facts of a case.
ISSN:0010-3330
2163-3797