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Corinth in context : comparative studies on religion and society / edited by Steven J. Friesen, Daniel N. Schowalter, and James C. Walters.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 134.
- Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 0167-9732 ; v. 134
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and sociology--Greece--Corinth--History--Congresses.
- Religion and sociology.
- Christian sociology--Greece--Corinth--History--Early church, ca. 30-600--Congresses.
- Christian sociology.
- Christian antiquities--Greece--Corinth--Congresses.
- Christian antiquities.
- Corinth (Greece)--Religion--Congresses.
- Corinth (Greece).
- Corinth (Greece)--Church history--Congresses.
- Corinth (Greece)--Antiquities--Congresses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (527 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- 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 CorinthChapter Seven Ceres, Κορ́η, 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 TraditionsChapter Thirteen Religion and Society at Roman Kenchreai; Chapter Fourteen Religion and Society in the Roman Eastern Corinthia; Bibliography; Index; Maps
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1283038978
- 9004181970
- 9786613038975
- 9004190619
- 9789004190610
- 9789004181977
- OCLC:
- 714568781
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