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The Afterlife in Early Christian Carthage: Near-Death Experiences, Ancestor Cult, and the Archaeology of Paradise de Stephen E. Potthoff

The Afterlife in Early Christian Carthage: Near-Death Experiences, Ancestor Cult, and the Archaeology of Paradise: Routledge Studies in the Early Christian World

Autor Stephen E. Potthoff
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 dec 2016
The Afterlife in Early Christian Carthage explores how the visionary experiences of early Christian martyrs shaped and informed early Christian ancestor cult and the construction of the cemetery as paradise. Taking the early Christian cemeteries in Carthage as a case study, the volume broadens our understanding of the historical and cultural origins of the early Christian cult of the saints, and highlights the often divergent views about the dead and post-mortem realms expressed by the church fathers, and in graveside ritual and the material culture of the cemetery. This fascinating study is a key resource for students of late antique and early Christian culture.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138182981
ISBN-10: 1138182982
Pagini: 254
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Studies in the Early Christian World

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Introduction
Chapter 1: Rebirthing Paradise in the Sacred Space of Vision and Cemetery
Chapter 2: Ghosts, Graveside Dining, and Dreams of Paradise: Mediterranean Ancestor Cult in the Early Christian Period
Chapter 3: Mediterranean Ancestor Cult in Carthage: Hungry Ghosts and the Roman Cemetery as Other World
Chapter 4: Dining, Divining, and Divorcing the Dead: The Age of Tertullian and Perpetua
Chapter 5: The Age of Cyprian: Burial Clubs and Banquets in Paradise
Chapter 6: The Age of Augustine: Burial ad sanctos, Graveside Parties, and the Abodes of Body and Soul after Death
Chapter 7: Christian Burial ad sanctos at Carthage: Pressing on to Heaven in the Paradisal Realm of the Cemetery
Chapter 8: Refreshment and Reunion in the Garden of Light: Sculpting Paradise at the Grave
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Recenzii

A rich, interdisciplinary study, The Afterlife in Early Christian Carthage is an important read for anyone interested in the development of Christianity in the late Roman Empire. As Stephen Pothoff shows us, paradoxically, it is through the examination of death – its ubiquity and attendant rituals, the need to mourn and bury the dead, the creation of cemeteries and cemeterial churches – that third-century North African Christianity comes alive. The author walks us into the thought-worlds of these Christians – their dreams, aspirations, and sure knowledge of what awaited them after death – through his careful study of their literature, epitaphs, material culture, and the archaeology they left behind, unlocking new worlds for us to explore.
-Professor Nicola Denzey Lewis, Brown University, USA

  • Professor Allen Brent, Professor of Early Christian History and Iconography, King’s College, London
"I find what is proposed highly relevant and potentially cutting edge. The study of the ‘paradisical imagery in Carthage in particular would be a timely and important contribution by a scholar whose CV shows him to be competent to pursue this topic… You should certainly publish what promises to be a timely and original contribution to a developing area of research."
  • Nicola Denzey Lewis, Brown University, USA
"The book is wide-ranging and integrative, pulling together many different strands to consider death, burial, and the afterlife in late antique Carthage. It is nicely written and a good fit for Routledge."

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The Afterlife in Early Christian Carthage explores how the visionary experiences of early Christian martyrs shaped and informed early Christian ancestor cult and the construction of the cemetery as paradise. Taking the early Christian cemeteries in Carthage as a case study, the volume broadens our understanding of the historical and cultural origins of the early Christian cult of the saints, and highlights the often divergent views about the dead and post-mortem realms expressed by the church fathers, and in graveside ritual and the material culture of the cemetery. This fascinating study is a key resource for students of late antique and early Christian culture.