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A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity
Taschenbuch von Douglas Boin
Sprache: Englisch

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A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity examines the social and cultural landscape of the Late Antique Mediterranean. The text offers a picture of everyday life as it was lived in the spaces around and between two of the most memorable and towering figures of the time--Constantine and Muhammad. The author captures the period using a wide-lens, including Persian material from the mid third century through Umayyad material of the mid eighth century C.E. The book offers a rich picture of Late Antique life that is not just focused on Rome, Constantinople, or Christianity.

This important resource uses nuanced terms to talk about complex issues and fills a gap in the literature by surveying major themes such as power, gender, community, cities, politics, law, art and architecture, and literary culture. The book is richly illustrated and filled with maps, lists of rulers and key events. A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity is an essential guide that:
* Paints a rich picture of daily life in Late Antique that is not simply centered on Rome, Constantinople, or Christianity
* Balances a thematic approach with rigorous attention to chronology
* Stresses the need for appreciating both sources and methods in the study of Late Antique history
* Offers a sophisticated model for investigating daily life and the complexities of individual and group identity in the rapidly changing Mediterranean world
* Includes useful maps, city plans, timelines, and suggestions for further reading

A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity offers an examination of everyday life in the era when adherents of three of the major religions of today--Christianity, Judaism, and Islam--faced each other for the first time in the same environment.
A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity examines the social and cultural landscape of the Late Antique Mediterranean. The text offers a picture of everyday life as it was lived in the spaces around and between two of the most memorable and towering figures of the time--Constantine and Muhammad. The author captures the period using a wide-lens, including Persian material from the mid third century through Umayyad material of the mid eighth century C.E. The book offers a rich picture of Late Antique life that is not just focused on Rome, Constantinople, or Christianity.

This important resource uses nuanced terms to talk about complex issues and fills a gap in the literature by surveying major themes such as power, gender, community, cities, politics, law, art and architecture, and literary culture. The book is richly illustrated and filled with maps, lists of rulers and key events. A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity is an essential guide that:
* Paints a rich picture of daily life in Late Antique that is not simply centered on Rome, Constantinople, or Christianity
* Balances a thematic approach with rigorous attention to chronology
* Stresses the need for appreciating both sources and methods in the study of Late Antique history
* Offers a sophisticated model for investigating daily life and the complexities of individual and group identity in the rapidly changing Mediterranean world
* Includes useful maps, city plans, timelines, and suggestions for further reading

A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity offers an examination of everyday life in the era when adherents of three of the major religions of today--Christianity, Judaism, and Islam--faced each other for the first time in the same environment.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Illustrations x

Boxed Texts xii

Preface: The Magic of History xv

Acknowledgments xix

Annotated List of Abbreviations and a Note on Citations from Secondary Literature xxi

Timeline xxv

Map: The Late Antique World At-A-Glance xxviii

Part I The "Vanishing" of Rome 1

1 Who and What Is Late Antiquity? 3

1.1 An Overview of the Book 4

History from the ground?]up, all the way to the top 4

A top?]down view of Rome in the fifth century ce 9

1.2 Three Lives and the "Fall of Rome" 10

Victorinus, vicarius of Britain 11

Palladius, the law student from Gaul 13

Rufius Volusianus, the prodigy who went to Constantinople 14

2 When Does Late Antiquity Begin? When Does it End? 19

2.1 The Third through Fifth Centuries ce: A Narrated Timeline 20

The third?]century crisis 20

The fourth?]century crisis 24

The fifth?]century crisis 29

2.2 A Warning about Periodization 32

3 How Do We Do Late Antique History? 35

3.1 Evaluating Sources, Asking Questions 36

Comparing and contrasting 36

Incorporating textual and material culture 37

3.2 The Past in the Past 39

3.3 Acquiring Cultural Competence: The Study of Religion in History 43

3.4 Linking, not Disconnecting, Different Periods of Early Christianity 45

Paul and the context of the late Second Temple period 46

Paul's legacy, forged texts, and the rise of Christianity 47

3.5 Pre?]Modern vs. Early Modern History: A Note on Sources 50

Part II Late Antiquity Appears 53

4 Power 55

4.1 Third?]Century Politics 55

4.2 Mithras and a Roman Fascination with the Mysteries of Persia 56

4.3 The Material Culture of Sasanian Persia 58

4.4 Rome and Sasanian Persia in Conflict 60

Weighing the accounts, making a decision 63

4.5 The Roman World of the Third Century ce 69

Empire?]wide citizenship is decreed 69

Rome's birthday is celebrated, a saeculum is renewed 70

New walls and city borders are constructed 72

5 Worship 75

5.1 The Civic Sacrifice Policy of 250 ce 76

Implementation of the policy 77

The historian's delicate task: writing about the policy 78

5.2 How Did Romans Worship Their Gods? Text and Material Culture, c. Third Century ce 82

Traditional worship 85

Mystery cults 87

Emperor worship 90

6 Social Change 93

6.1 Rome's Laws Against Christians 94

Emperor Valerian, 257-258 ce 94

Christian sacrifice in context on the eve of the Rule of Four 95

6.2 The End of the Third Century and the Rise of the Rule of Four 97

6.3 A View from Thessaloniki, Roman Greece, Late Third Century ce 99

Galerius' urban investments 99

The political messages of Galerius' arch and palace vestibule 99

6.4 Diocletian's Edict against Followers of Mani, 296 ce or 302 ce 105

6.5 The Rise of Christianity: Assumptions and Starting Points 106

"Christianization" and evangelization 106

Christian demographics and faith?]based narratives of rapid conversion 108

Recognizing political disagreement among Rome's Christian community 110

7 Law and Politics 113

7.1 Roman Law: History From the Ground?]Up, Top?]Down, and Sideways 114

Petitions from Roman Egypt 115

Roman legal texts in Late Antiquity 116

The history of Roman law as a story of "horizontal relations" 119

7.2 The "Edict of Mila
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 320 S.
ISBN-13: 9781119076810
ISBN-10: 1119076811
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 1A119076810
Autor: Boin, Douglas
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Hersteller: Wiley & Sons
Wiley-Blackwell
Maße: 256 x 168 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Douglas Boin
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.03.2018
Gewicht: 0,538 kg
Artikel-ID: 110599811
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Illustrations x

Boxed Texts xii

Preface: The Magic of History xv

Acknowledgments xix

Annotated List of Abbreviations and a Note on Citations from Secondary Literature xxi

Timeline xxv

Map: The Late Antique World At-A-Glance xxviii

Part I The "Vanishing" of Rome 1

1 Who and What Is Late Antiquity? 3

1.1 An Overview of the Book 4

History from the ground?]up, all the way to the top 4

A top?]down view of Rome in the fifth century ce 9

1.2 Three Lives and the "Fall of Rome" 10

Victorinus, vicarius of Britain 11

Palladius, the law student from Gaul 13

Rufius Volusianus, the prodigy who went to Constantinople 14

2 When Does Late Antiquity Begin? When Does it End? 19

2.1 The Third through Fifth Centuries ce: A Narrated Timeline 20

The third?]century crisis 20

The fourth?]century crisis 24

The fifth?]century crisis 29

2.2 A Warning about Periodization 32

3 How Do We Do Late Antique History? 35

3.1 Evaluating Sources, Asking Questions 36

Comparing and contrasting 36

Incorporating textual and material culture 37

3.2 The Past in the Past 39

3.3 Acquiring Cultural Competence: The Study of Religion in History 43

3.4 Linking, not Disconnecting, Different Periods of Early Christianity 45

Paul and the context of the late Second Temple period 46

Paul's legacy, forged texts, and the rise of Christianity 47

3.5 Pre?]Modern vs. Early Modern History: A Note on Sources 50

Part II Late Antiquity Appears 53

4 Power 55

4.1 Third?]Century Politics 55

4.2 Mithras and a Roman Fascination with the Mysteries of Persia 56

4.3 The Material Culture of Sasanian Persia 58

4.4 Rome and Sasanian Persia in Conflict 60

Weighing the accounts, making a decision 63

4.5 The Roman World of the Third Century ce 69

Empire?]wide citizenship is decreed 69

Rome's birthday is celebrated, a saeculum is renewed 70

New walls and city borders are constructed 72

5 Worship 75

5.1 The Civic Sacrifice Policy of 250 ce 76

Implementation of the policy 77

The historian's delicate task: writing about the policy 78

5.2 How Did Romans Worship Their Gods? Text and Material Culture, c. Third Century ce 82

Traditional worship 85

Mystery cults 87

Emperor worship 90

6 Social Change 93

6.1 Rome's Laws Against Christians 94

Emperor Valerian, 257-258 ce 94

Christian sacrifice in context on the eve of the Rule of Four 95

6.2 The End of the Third Century and the Rise of the Rule of Four 97

6.3 A View from Thessaloniki, Roman Greece, Late Third Century ce 99

Galerius' urban investments 99

The political messages of Galerius' arch and palace vestibule 99

6.4 Diocletian's Edict against Followers of Mani, 296 ce or 302 ce 105

6.5 The Rise of Christianity: Assumptions and Starting Points 106

"Christianization" and evangelization 106

Christian demographics and faith?]based narratives of rapid conversion 108

Recognizing political disagreement among Rome's Christian community 110

7 Law and Politics 113

7.1 Roman Law: History From the Ground?]Up, Top?]Down, and Sideways 114

Petitions from Roman Egypt 115

Roman legal texts in Late Antiquity 116

The history of Roman law as a story of "horizontal relations" 119

7.2 The "Edict of Mila
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 320 S.
ISBN-13: 9781119076810
ISBN-10: 1119076811
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 1A119076810
Autor: Boin, Douglas
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Hersteller: Wiley & Sons
Wiley-Blackwell
Maße: 256 x 168 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Douglas Boin
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.03.2018
Gewicht: 0,538 kg
Artikel-ID: 110599811
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