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Chargement... Death and Rebirth in Late Antiquitypar Lee M. Jefferson (Directeur de publication)
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The volume under review is a Festschrift for Robin M. Jensen, one of the most important scholars of early Christian art and iconography in North America. Jensen, who currently is the Patrick O’Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, is the author of several monographs, of which The Cross: History, Art, and Controversy, published by Harvard University Press in 2017, is worth singling out. As the warm homage written by the editor of the volume, Lee M. Jefferson, emphasizes, Jensen’s influence goes well beyond her published work, and her intellectual generosity and curiosity have brought and continue to bring together a vast network of scholars. This collection of eleven essays honors Jensen with a focused theme: death and rebirth, the importance of which in late antique culture is well outlined in the introduction.
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. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)236.1Religions Christian doctrinal theology Eschatology; Death; Judgment DeathClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: Pas d'évaluation.Est-ce vous ?Devenez un(e) auteur LibraryThing. |