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The Levant: Crossroads of Late Antiquity / Le Levant: Carrefour de l'Antiquité tardive
History, Religion and Archaeology / Histoire, religion et archéologie
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The Levant: Crossroads of Late Antiquity. History, Religion, and Archaeology / Le Levant: Carrefour de l'Antiquité tardive explores the monumental, religious, and social developments that took place in the Roman province of Syria during the 3rd through 6th centuries CE. Ellen Bradshaw Aitken and John M. Fossey bring together the work of twenty scholars of archaeology, art history, religious studies, and ancient history to examine this dynamic period of change in social, cultural, and religious life. Close attention to texts and material culture, including palaeo-Christian mosaics and churches, highlights the encounters of peoples and religions, as well as the rich exchange of ideas, practices, and traditions in the Levant. The essays bring fresh perspectives on âEastâ and âWestâ in antiquity and the diversity of ancient religious movements.
Ellen Bradshaw Aitken, ThD (Harvard, 1997) is Dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill and Associate Professor of Early Christian History and Literature. Her publications include Jesusâ Death in Early Christian Memory and a translation with commentary of Philostratusâs Heroikos.
John M. Fossey, DèsL (Lyon II, 1976), FRSC, FSA, is Emeritus Professor at McGill University and Emeritus Curator of Mediterranean Archaeology at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. He has published monographs on Greek archaeology, epigraphy, and prosopography. He has excavated in Greece, Georgia, Bulgaria, and Britain.
Contributors: Amr Al-Azm, Nicolas Beaudry, Rebecca Coughlin, Christiane Delplace, Pauline Donceel-Voûte, Greg Fisher, Pierre-Louis Gatier, Amir Harrak, Ian H. Henderson, Rafah Jwejati, Jeffrey Keiser, George Kellaris, Nicole Kelley, Brent Landau, Marcie Lenk, Felicia Meynersen, Catherine Playoust, Rachel Smith, Frank R. Trombley, and John Wortley.
John M. Fossey, DèsL (Lyon II, 1976), FRSC, FSA, is Emeritus Professor at McGill University and Emeritus Curator of Mediterranean Archaeology at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. He has published monographs on Greek archaeology, epigraphy, and prosopography. He has excavated in Greece, Georgia, Bulgaria, and Britain.
Contributors: Amr Al-Azm, Nicolas Beaudry, Rebecca Coughlin, Christiane Delplace, Pauline Donceel-Voûte, Greg Fisher, Pierre-Louis Gatier, Amir Harrak, Ian H. Henderson, Rafah Jwejati, Jeffrey Keiser, George Kellaris, Nicole Kelley, Brent Landau, Marcie Lenk, Felicia Meynersen, Catherine Playoust, Rachel Smith, Frank R. Trombley, and John Wortley.
Contents / Table des matières
List of Figures / Liste des illustrations
Preface / Préface
Section I - Literature and Theology / Litérature et théologie
1. Hearing Godâs Silence: Ignatius of Antiokheia and the Music of the Spheres (Jeffrey Keiser)
2. The Beauty of Jesus and His Twin: Redirected Erotics in the Acts of Thomas (Catherine Playoust)
3. The Varieties of Religious Communication in the Rhetoric of Loukianos of Samosata (Ian H. Henderson)
4. âOne Drop of Salvation from the House of Majestyâ: Universal Revelation, Human Mission and Mythical Geography in the Syriac Revelation of the Magi (Brent Landau)
5. On Recycling Texts and Traditions: The Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions and Religious Life in Fourth-Century Syria (Nicole Kelley)
6. The Apostolic Constitutions and the Law (Marcie Lenk)
7. Space and Ritual Action: Divinization and the Construction of Sacred Place According to Dionysios Areopagites (Rebecca Coughlin)
8. The Rhetorical Topography of Prayer in the Mystical Theology of Pseudo-Dionysios, Rachel Smith
Section ii - History and Archaeology / Histoire et archéologie
9. La christianisation de lâAntiochène dans lâAntiquité tardive (Pierre-Louis Gatier)
10. Was Edessa or Adiabene the Gateway for the Christianization of Mesopotamia? (Amir Harrak)
11. From Kastron to QasrÌ£: Nessana between Byzantium and the Umayyad Caliphate ca. 602â689. Demographic and Microeconomic Aspects of Palaestina III in Interregional Perspective (Frank R. Trombley)
12. Palmyre, de la villeâcentre commercial internationalâà la villeâcentre militaire et chrétien (Christiane Delplace)
13. Ras el Bassit and the Late Antique Archaeological Landscape of Coastal North Syria (Nicolas Beaudry)
14. Rome and the GhassÄnids: Comparative Perspectives on Conversion, Boundaries and Power in Near Eastern Borderlands (Greg Fisher)
15. Crossroads in the Desert (John Wortley)
16. Unity and Individuality: Reflections on Images of Animals from South Syria in the Roman Imperial Period (Felicia Meynersen)
Section iii - The Mosaics / Les mosaïques
17. Management and Preservation of Mosaics in Syria: Between Theory and Practice (Amr Al-Azm)
18. Barrer la route au Malin: une typologie des stratégies utilisées. Images et signes à fonctionnement sécuritaire sur support fixe dans lâAntiquité tardive (Pauline Donceel-Voûte)
19. Contribution de la mosaïque syrienne à lâiconographie chrétienne (Rafah Jwejati)
20. Thoughts on the Meaning of a âDecorativeâ Early Christian Mosaic (George Kellaris)
Summation / Conclusion
Indices / Registres
1. Personal Names / Noms de personnes
2. Place Names / Toponymes
3. Ancient Texts / Textes anciens
List of Figures / Liste des illustrations
Preface / Préface
Section I - Literature and Theology / Litérature et théologie
1. Hearing Godâs Silence: Ignatius of Antiokheia and the Music of the Spheres (Jeffrey Keiser)
2. The Beauty of Jesus and His Twin: Redirected Erotics in the Acts of Thomas (Catherine Playoust)
3. The Varieties of Religious Communication in the Rhetoric of Loukianos of Samosata (Ian H. Henderson)
4. âOne Drop of Salvation from the House of Majestyâ: Universal Revelation, Human Mission and Mythical Geography in the Syriac Revelation of the Magi (Brent Landau)
5. On Recycling Texts and Traditions: The Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions and Religious Life in Fourth-Century Syria (Nicole Kelley)
6. The Apostolic Constitutions and the Law (Marcie Lenk)
7. Space and Ritual Action: Divinization and the Construction of Sacred Place According to Dionysios Areopagites (Rebecca Coughlin)
8. The Rhetorical Topography of Prayer in the Mystical Theology of Pseudo-Dionysios, Rachel Smith
Section ii - History and Archaeology / Histoire et archéologie
9. La christianisation de lâAntiochène dans lâAntiquité tardive (Pierre-Louis Gatier)
10. Was Edessa or Adiabene the Gateway for the Christianization of Mesopotamia? (Amir Harrak)
11. From Kastron to QasrÌ£: Nessana between Byzantium and the Umayyad Caliphate ca. 602â689. Demographic and Microeconomic Aspects of Palaestina III in Interregional Perspective (Frank R. Trombley)
12. Palmyre, de la villeâcentre commercial internationalâà la villeâcentre militaire et chrétien (Christiane Delplace)
13. Ras el Bassit and the Late Antique Archaeological Landscape of Coastal North Syria (Nicolas Beaudry)
14. Rome and the GhassÄnids: Comparative Perspectives on Conversion, Boundaries and Power in Near Eastern Borderlands (Greg Fisher)
15. Crossroads in the Desert (John Wortley)
16. Unity and Individuality: Reflections on Images of Animals from South Syria in the Roman Imperial Period (Felicia Meynersen)
Section iii - The Mosaics / Les mosaïques
17. Management and Preservation of Mosaics in Syria: Between Theory and Practice (Amr Al-Azm)
18. Barrer la route au Malin: une typologie des stratégies utilisées. Images et signes à fonctionnement sécuritaire sur support fixe dans lâAntiquité tardive (Pauline Donceel-Voûte)
19. Contribution de la mosaïque syrienne à lâiconographie chrétienne (Rafah Jwejati)
20. Thoughts on the Meaning of a âDecorativeâ Early Christian Mosaic (George Kellaris)
Summation / Conclusion
Indices / Registres
1. Personal Names / Noms de personnes
2. Place Names / Toponymes
3. Ancient Texts / Textes anciens
All interested in the archaeology history, art, literature, and theology of the Mediterranean world and the Levant in late antiquity. Academic universities, researchers and students in these fields.