Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170104595

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP170104595

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Memories of utopia: Destroying the past to create the future (300-650 CE). This project aims to examine the evidence for competing utopian ideologies in early Christianity, which was a prelude to the later clash with Islam from the seventh century onward. Evidence from pagan-Jewish-Christian conflicts in Late Antiquity (300-650 CE) shows that violent destruction of the past is not exclusive to fringe religious groups. These past conflicts are relevant for understanding the conflict in the Middle East, precisely because analysis of the sources shows that, in intra- and inter-religious conflicts in Late Antiquity in this same geographic region, violent destruction of the past was a propensity in mainstream religion.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 26-06-2017

End Date: 31-12-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $396,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Historical Studies | Classical Greek and Roman History | Christian Studies (incl. Biblical Studies and Church History)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Past Societies not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Christian Studies (incl. Biblical Studies and Church History) | Classical Greek and Roman History | Historical Studies | Understanding Past Societies not elsewhere classified

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