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.
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.
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.
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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
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
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