Pagans and Christians in Late Antique Rome (eBook, ePUB)

Conflict, Competition, and Coexistence in the Fourth Century
Redaktion: Salzman, Michele Renee

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Produktbeschreibung

This book sheds new light on the religious and consequently social changes taking place in late antique Rome. The essays in this volume argue that the once-dominant notion of pagan-Christian religious conflict cannot fully explain the texts and artifacts, as well as the social, religious, and political realities of late antique Rome. Together, the essays demonstrate that the fourth-century city was a more fluid, vibrant, and complex place than was previously thought. Competition between diverse groups in Roman society - be it pagans with Christians, Christians with Christians, or pagans with pagans - did create tensions and hostility, but it also allowed for coexistence and reduced the likelihood of overt violent, physical conflict. Competition and coexistence, along with conflict, emerge as still central paradigms for those who seek to understand the transformations of Rome from the age of Constantine through the early fifth century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316467084
• Artikelnr.: 44155490

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Senatorial Politics and Religious Conflict in Rome: 1. Constantine
and the Roman senate: conflict, cooperation, and concealed resistance
Michele R. Salzman; 2. Beyond pagans and Christians: politics and
intra-Christian conflict in the controversy over the Altar of Victory
Robert Chenault; 3. Were pagans afraid to speak their mind in a Christian
world? The correspondence of Symmachus Alan Cameron; Part II. The
Construction of New Religious Identities: 4. Christians and the invention
of paganism in late antique Rome Thomas Jürgasch; 5. Late antique divi and
imperial priests of the late fourth and early fifth centuries Douglas Boin;
6. Artis heu magicis: the label of magic in the fourth-century conflicts
and disputes Maijastina Kahlos; 7. Crowd behavior in late antique Rome
Daniëlle Slootjes; Part III. Pagans and Christians: Coexistence and
Competition: 8. Re-interpreting the cult of Mithras Jonas Bjørnebye; 9.
Making difference: the Carmina contra Paganos and the invention of late
Roman paganism Dennis E. Trout; 10. Poetry and pagans in late antique Rome:
the case of the senator 'converted from the Christian religion to servitude
to the idols' Neil McLynn; 11. Professiones gentiliciae: the collegia of
Rome between paganism and Christianity Francesca Diosono; 12.
Reinterpreting pagans and Christians from Rome's late antique mortuary
evidence Nicola Denzey Lewis; 13. On the form and function of Constantine's
circiform funerary basilicas in Rome Monica Hellström; 14. Romanae Gloria
plebis: Bishop Damasus and the traditions of Rome Marianne Sághy; 15.
Storytelling and cultural memory in the making: celebrating pagan and
Christian founders of Rome Gitte Lønstrup Dal Santo; 16. Rome and imagery
in late antiquity: perception and use of statues Caroline Michel
d'Annoville; 17. What to do with Sacra Antiqua? A reinterpretation of the
sculptures from S. Martino ai Monti in Rome Silviu Anghel; 18. Hercules
representations in fourth-century Christian context Levente Nagy;
Concluding remarks: VRBS ROMA between pagans and Christians Rita Lizzi
Testa.