
Corinth in Context : Comparative Studies on Religion and Society.
Title:
Corinth in Context : Comparative Studies on Religion and Society.
Author:
Friesen, Steve.
ISBN:
9789004190610
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (528 pages)
Series:
Novum Testamentum, Supplements
Contents:
Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Chapter One Introduction: Context, Comparison -- Imperials: Greek & Roman -- Chapter Two The Social and Ethnic Origins of the Colonists in Early Roman Corinth -- Chapter Three Asklepios in Greek and Roman Corinth -- Chapter Four The Emperor in a Roman Town: The Base of the Augustales in the Forum at Corinth -- Chapter Five Greek Heritage in Roman Corinth and Ephesos: Hybrid Identities and Strategies of Display in the Material Record of Traditional Mediterranean Religions -- Social Strata -- Chapter Six Image and Cult: The Coinage of Roman Corinth -- Chapter Seven Ceres, Κόρη, and Cultural Complexity: Divine Personality Definitions and Human Worshippers in Roman Corinth -- Chapter Eight The Wrong Erastus: Ideology, Archaeology, and Exegesis -- Chapter Nine Where Have all the Names Gone? The Christian Community in Corinth in the Late Roman and Early Byzantine Eras -- Local Religion -- Chapter Ten Seeking Shelter in Roman Corinth: Archaeology and the Placement of Paul's Communities -- Chapter Eleven Paul and the Politics of Meals in Roman Corinth -- Chapter Twelve The Sacred Spring: Landscape and Traditions -- Chapter Thirteen Religion and Society at Roman Kenchreai -- Chapter Fourteen Religion and Society in the Roman Eastern Corinthia -- Bibliography -- Index -- Maps.
Abstract:
In this book, archaeologists, classicists, and specialists in Christian origins examine the social and religious life of ancient Corinth. The interdisciplinary contributions present new materials and findings on the themes of Greek and Roman identities, social stratification, and local religion.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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