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Death and Rebirth in Late Antiquity

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Death and rebirth was of vital importance to early Christians in late antiquity. In late antiquity, death was all encompassing. Mortality rates were high, plague and disease in urban areas struck at will, and one lived on the knife’s edge regarding one’s health. Religion filled a crucial role in this environment, offering an option for those who sought cure and comfort. Following death, the inhumed were memorialized, providing solace to family members through sculpture, painting, and epigraphy. This book offers a sustained interdisciplinary treatment of death and rebirth, a theme that early Christians (and scholars) found important. By analysing the theme of death and rebirth through various lenses, the contributors deepen our understanding of the early Christian funerary and liturgical practices as well as their engagement with other groups in the Empire.

Author Biography:

Lee M. Jefferson is the Nelson D. and Mary McDowell Rodes Associate Professor of Religion at Centre College.
Release date Australia
February 26th, 2024
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Contributions by Andrew McGowan
  • Contributions by David Eastman
  • Contributions by David G Hunter
  • Contributions by Felicity Harley-McGowan
  • Contributions by Jacob Latham
  • Contributions by Jennifer Awes Freeman
  • Contributions by John J Herrmann, Jr
  • Contributions by Lee M. Jefferson
  • Contributions by Mark D. Ellison
  • Edited by Lee M. Jefferson
Pages
360
Dimensions
150x228x20
ISBN-13
9781978701618
Product ID
38557339

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