The care of the dead in late antiquity / Éric Rebillard ; translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings and Jeanine Routier-Pucci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rebillard, Éric.

Series:

Cornell studies in classical philology ; v. 59.

Cornell studies in classical philology ; v. 59

Standardized Title:

Religion et sépulture. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Death--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Death.

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient--Rome--Religious aspects.

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient.

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

xiii, 224 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009.

Contents:

The problem of the origins : Christian burial in Rome and Carthage

Burial and religious identity : religious groups and collective burial

Voluntary associations and collective burial : the church, Christians, and the Collegia

Violation of tombs and impiety : funerary practices and religious beliefs

Christian piety and burial duty : from the duty to bury the dead to the organization of burial for the poor

Christian funerals and funerals of Christians : the church and the death ritual in late antiquity

The church, Christians, and the dead : commemoration of the dead in late antiquity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-212) and index.

ISBN:

9780801446771

0801446775

OCLC:

289095911