Journeys of the Mind
A Life in History
736 pages · Released Jun 6, 2023 · Princeton University Press
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This is a scholarly intellectual autobiography by a prominent historian, not a children's or young adult book. It is academic in nature, focused on historiography, religious studies, and late antiquity with no content concerns. The book would appeal to high school students and adults interested in history, academia, or biography, requiring mature reading ability and subject-matter interest rather than emotional maturity.
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"An intellectual autobiography by Peter Brown, one of the most eminent historians of the last 50 years, who is credited with having created the field of study know as Late Antiquity, the period during which Rome fell, the three major monotheistic religions took shape, and Christianity spread across Europe situating it... "An intellectual autobiography by Peter Brown, one of the most eminent historians of the last 50 years, who is credited with having created the field of study know as Late Antiquity, the period during which Rome fell, the three major monotheistic religions took shape, and Christianity spread across Europe situating it in the major developments in historiography and the study of the religion in the 20th century and the minds behind them"--
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ISBN 9780691242286 · Princeton University Press