Pepouza and Tymion : the discovery and archaeological exploration of a lost ancient city and an imperial estate / by William Tabbernee and Peter Lampe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tabbernee, William, 1944-

Contributor:

Lampe, Peter, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Turkey--Pepuza (Extinct city).

Excavations (Archaeology).

Excavations (Archaeology)--Turkey--Tymion (Extinct city).

Pepuza (Extinct city).

Tymion (Extinct city).

Turkey--Antiquities.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Early Christianity varied in appearance as much as the geography and terrain of the ancient Middle East. Often "variety" became pitted against "orthodoxy." Montanism, or the New Prophecy, was founded by a Phrygian named Montanus along with two ecstatic prophetesses, Maximilla and Priscilla. Even the North African Church Father Tertullian was a supporter of the New Prophecy movement. The Montanist variety of Christianity, however, soon fell into disfavor by those later deemed "orthodox", also because women played an influential role in this movement. Today we know about Montanism only partially and that mainly from the writings of its Christian rivals. One tenet of Montanism was the belief that the New Jerusalem would descend from heaven at a remote location in Phrygia near Tymion and Pepouza, Montanism's most holy city. In 2000, an international team of archaeologists and historians discovered in the Ulubey Canyon the centuries-lost site of Pepouza as well as an inscription mentioning Tymion. The discovery team was led by William Tabbernee (Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa, USA). Peter Lampe (University of Heidelberg, Germany) designed and directed the archaeological field campaigns held in the following years, in the course of which Tymion (at Sükraniye) and other settlements were discovered. Compelling archaeological, epigraphic, and historical evidence is recorded in this extraordinary volume. The chapters are in English, German, and Turkish and contain illustrations, maps, photographs, an extensive bibliography, and an index.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

chapter one. INTRODUCTION

chapter two. THE SEARCH FOR PEPOUZA

chapter three. THE SEARCH FOR TYMION

chapter four. THE DISCOVERY OF THE TYMION INSCRIPTION

chapter five. THE DISCOVERY OF PEPOUZA

chapter six. A GRAFFITO AT CILANDIRAS IN THE ULUBEY CANYON

chapter seven. THE BYZANTINE GRAFFITO NEAR CILANDIRAS (7TH-8TH CENTURIES)

chapter eight. METHODS OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURFACE SURVEY

chapter nine. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURFACE SURVEY IN 2001

chapter ten. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURFACE SURVEY IN 2002

chapter eleven. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURFACE SURVEY IN 2003

chapter twelve. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURFACE SURVEY IN 2004

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-270) and index.

ISBN:

9786612197017

9781282197015

1282197010

9783110208597

3110208598

OCLC:

476197274