Stephen E. Potthoff

The Afterlife in Early Christian Carthage (eBook, PDF)

Near-Death Experiences, Ancestor Cult, and the Archaeology of Paradise

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Produktbeschreibung

The Afterlife in Early Christian Carthage explores how the visionary experiences of early Christian martyrs shaped and informed early Christian ancestor cult and the construction of the cemetery as paradise. Taking the early Christian cemeteries in Carthage as a case study, the volume broadens our understanding of the historical and cultural origins of the early Christian cult of the saints, and highlights the often divergent views about the dead and post-mortem realms expressed by the church fathers, and in graveside ritual and the material culture of the cemetery. This fascinating study is a key resource for students of late antique and early Christian culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317294078
• Artikelnr.: 47381893

Autorenporträt

Stephen E. Potthoff is Associate Professor of Peace Studies, Religion, and Philosophy at Wilmington College, Ohio, USA. His research focuses on early Christianity and other ancient religions, as well as Native American spirituality and culture, dreams, and near-death visionary experience.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Introduction
Chapter 1: Rebirthing Paradise in the Sacred Space of Vision and Cemetery
Chapter 2: Ghosts, Graveside Dining, and Dreams of Paradise: Mediterranean
Ancestor Cult in the Early Christian Period
Chapter 3: Mediterranean Ancestor Cult in Carthage: Hungry Ghosts and the
Roman Cemetery as Other World
Chapter 4: Dining, Divining, and Divorcing the Dead: The Age of Tertullian
and Perpetua
Chapter 5: The Age of Cyprian: Burial Clubs and Banquets in Paradise
Chapter 6: The Age of Augustine: Burial ad sanctos, Graveside Parties, and
the Abodes of Body and Soul after Death
Chapter 7: Christian Burial ad sanctos at Carthage: Pressing on to Heaven
in the Paradisal Realm of the Cemetery
Chapter 8: Refreshment and Reunion in the Garden of Light: Sculpting
Paradise at the Grave
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index