Caesarius of Arles and the campaign against popular culture in late antiquity

Lucy Grig

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Caesarius of Arles and the campaign against popular culture in late antiquity

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This article analyses the preaching of Caesarius of Arles (in particular the Admonitiones) as a sustained attack on contemporary popular culture. It situates this process in the context of the question of the “democratisation of culture” in Late Antiquity, an enduring historiographical debate in which Caesarius plays a starring role. The analysis focuses in detail on the bishop’s programmatic letter, the so-called Sermo 1, and unpicks the strategies used to stigmatise key aspects of popular culture as well as considering the reception of his campaign.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-81
Journal	Early Medieval Europe
Volume	26
Issue number	1
Early online date	8 Jan 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/emed.12248
Publication status	Published - Feb 2018

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Popular Culture and the End of Antiquity in Southern Gaul c. 400-550.
Grig, L.
Learned Societies
1/09/16 → 31/08/17
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1 Chapter
1 Chapter (peer-reviewed)

'A Popular Culture'
Grig, L., Nov 2017, Césaire d'Arles et les cinq continents . Venelles: Assocation aux Sources de la Provence, Vol. 1. p. 180-185 6 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Interpreting the Kalends of January: A case study for late antique popular culture?
Grig, L., 28 Nov 2016, Popular Culture in the Ancient World. Grig, L. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 237-256 19 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

Lucy Grig
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology - Senior Lecturer
- Classics
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Interpreting the Kalends of January: A case study for late antique popular culture?

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