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Chapter I: Christian Attitude in a Pagan Milieu.

Chapter 1 of the book "The Liturgical Context of Early European Drama" is presented. It explores the attitudes of Christians in a pagan milieu, and their attendance of spectacles such as horse races and theatre performances. It highlights the Christian writers who rigorously opposed the spectacles i...

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Published in:Liturgical Context of Early European Drama pp. 7 - 25
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1989
Subjects:
Christian life in literature
European literature
European drama
Horse racing
Tertullian, ca. 160-ca. 230
Prudentius, Aurelius
Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo, 354-430
Medieval & Renaissance (Literary period)
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Summary:Chapter 1 of the book "The Liturgical Context of Early European Drama" is presented. It explores the attitudes of Christians in a pagan milieu, and their attendance of spectacles such as horse races and theatre performances. It highlights the Christian writers who rigorously opposed the spectacles in the Patristic Period, including Tertullian and Novatian, and the Christian writers who were less rigorously opposed to the spectacles including Prudentius and St. Augustine.