Watts, Edward Jay,   1975- <br/><br/>
Riot in Alexandria   tradition and group dynamics in late antique pagan and Christian communities /   [electronic resource] : 
Edward J . Watts. 
 - Berkeley :   University of California Press,   c2010. 
 - xv, 290 p. :   ill., map ;   24 cm. 
 - Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature Transformation of the classical heritage ;   46 .
 - Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature. Transformation of the classical heritage ;   46. ACLS Humanities E-Book. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The anatomy of a riot -- Personal legacy and scholastic identity -- Past, present, and future in late Neoplatonic historical discourse -- H istory and the shape of monastic communities -- Anti-Chalcedonian ascet ics and their student associates -- Creating the legend of the Alexandr ian bishop -- Theophilus and Cyril : the Alexandrian bishop triumphant -- Peter Mongus struggles with the past. 
<br/><br/><br/> Electronic text and image data. <br/> Ann Arbor, Mich. : <br/> University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, <br/> 2010. <br/> Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. <br/> ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) <br/> ([Transfo rmation of the classical heritage]) <br/> Mode of access: Intranet. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Paganism-- History.-- Egypt-- Alexandria<br/> Christian communities-- History.-- Egypt-- Alexandria<br/> Asceticism-- History-- Early church, ca. 30-600.<br/> Alexandrian school, Christian.<br/> Education, Ancient-- Egypt-- Alexandria.<br/> Riots-- History.-- Egypt-- Alexandria
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/> Alexandria (Egypt)-- Intellectual life.<br/> Alexandria (Egypt)-- Church history.