Humanism and the rhetoric of toleration /

Religious toleration is much discussed these days. But where did the Western notion of toleration come from? Remer offers the surprising conclusion that humanist thinking on toleration was actually founded on the classical tradition of rhetoric. It was the rhetorician's commitment to decorum, t...

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Main Author:	Remer, Gary, 1957-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996 University Park : c1996 University Park : ©1996 University Park, Penn. : c1996 University Park : [1996]
Subjects:	Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern) > Europe > Political and social views Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) > Europe > History and criticism Christianity and literature Humanists > Europe Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern > Classical influences Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern > Europe > History and criticism Religious tolerance > Europe > History Renaissance Rhetoric > Religious aspects > Christianity Rhetoric > Europe Toleration in literature Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern) Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) History Humanists Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern Political and social views Religious tolerance Rhetoric Europe Criticism, interpretation, etc

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