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From the author of The Darkening Age, Heresy is perfect for readers of Tom Holland, Karen Armstrong, Mary Beard and Bettany Hughes.
How on earth could an ancient Greek word meaning 'choice' come to be used exclusively negatively to mean heresy? Catherine Nixey, expert in the darkening age of Late Antique religiosity, has all the answers, brilliantly resurrecting a teeming plurality of non-canonical, non-orthodox, and above all allegedly non-Christian ideas and practices with cool intellectual clarity and vivid literary skill.
Heresy is a brilliant book - sometimes frightening, occasionally funny, frequently unsettling and always a thrill to read. It probes painfully into the pathology of belief.
Enthralling . . . Heresy illuminates a forgotten world - and it's an absolute pleasure to read.
Catherine Nixey studied Classics at Cambridge and now works as a journalist at The Economist. Her writing has previously appeared in The Times, and The Financial Times, among others. She lives in England with her husband. Her first book, The Darkening Age was an international bestseller, and won a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award.
How on earth could an ancient Greek word meaning 'choice' come to be used exclusively negatively to mean heresy? Catherine Nixey, expert in the darkening age of Late Antique religiosity, has all the answers, brilliantly resurrecting a teeming plurality of non-canonical, non-orthodox, and above all allegedly non-Christian ideas and practices with cool intellectual clarity and vivid literary skill.
Heresy is a brilliant book - sometimes frightening, occasionally funny, frequently unsettling and always a thrill to read. It probes painfully into the pathology of belief.
Enthralling . . . Heresy illuminates a forgotten world - and it's an absolute pleasure to read.
Catherine Nixey studied Classics at Cambridge and now works as a journalist at The Economist. Her writing has previously appeared in The Times, and The Financial Times, among others. She lives in England with her husband. Her first book, The Darkening Age was an international bestseller, and won a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award.