Brill E-Books

 Corinth in Context: Comparative Studies on Religion and Society

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xxvi)   (252K)
    • Jump to section:
    • Contents
    • List Of Illustrations
    • Acknowledgments
    • List Of Abbreviations
    • List Of Contributors
  • Introduction: Context, Comparison (1-11) by Steven J. Friesen   (115K)
    • Jump to section:
    • Imperials: Greek And Roman
    • Social Strata
    • Local Religion
  • The Social And Ethnic Origins Of The Colonists In Early Roman Corinth (12-36) by Benjamin W. Millis   (337K)
    • Jump to section:
    • Interpretations Of The Early Colonists
    • Veterans
    • Freedmen
    • Languages And Corinthian Society
    • Corinth, Greek And Roman
  • Asklepios In Greek And Roman Corinth (37-66) by Bronwen L. Wickkiser   (1M)
    • Jump to section:
    • Background On The Cult
    • Asklepios In The Early Roman Colony
    • Final Remarks
  • The Emperor In A Roman Town: The Base Of The Augustales In The Forum At Corinth (67-116) by Margaret L. Laird   (5M)
    • Jump to section:
    • The Augustales
    • The Monument: Excavation History And Epigraphic Considerations
    • Date And Urban Context
    • The Missing Statue
    • Design Considerations
    • The Life Of The Monument
  • Greek Heritage In Roman Corinth And Ephesos: Hybrid Identities And Strategies Of Display In The Material Record Of Traditional Mediterranean Religions (117-148) by Christine M. Thomas   (1M)
    • Jump to section:
    • Roman Renewal Of Traditional Corinthian Religion
    • Monumental Display In Traditional Religions Of The Roman East
    • Traditional Ephesian Religion In The Roman Period
    • Hybridity In Ephesos: Traditional Elites And New Patrons
    • Hybridity In Corinth: The Effect Of Roman Rule
    • Hybrid Identities In Ephesos And Corinth
    • The Ambiguity Of Hybridity As A Site For Resistant Counterstories
  • Image And Cult: The Coinage Of Roman Corinth (149-198) by Mary E. Hoskins Walbank   (4M)
    • Jump to section:
    • Introduction
    • The Civic Coinage
    • How Should We Read Individual Coins?
    • Temple Images And The Archaeological Evidence
    • A Cult Of Antinous
    • Statues And Cult Images
    • The Cult Of Aphrodite
    • Conclusions
  • Ceres, KOPH, And Cultural Complexity: Divine Personality Definitions And Human Worshippers In Roman Corinth (199-230) by Jorunn Okland   (1M)
    • Jump to section:
    • Personality Definition And Anthropomorphism
    • The Greek Corinthian Demeter And Kore
    • The Roman Corinthian Goddesses
    • Personality Definition And The Interpretation Of Conflicting Cultic Data From Roman Corinth
    • Conclusions
  • The Wrong Erastus: Ideology, Archaeology, And Exegesis (231-256) by Steven J. Friesen   (1M)
    • Jump to section:
    • The Importance Of Being Erastus
    • The Inscription Of Erastus The Aedile
    • Erastus The Oikonomos
    • Erastus The Oikonomos And The Churches Of Corinth
    • Conclusion
  • Where Have All The Names Gone? The Christian Community In Corinth In The Late Roman And Early Byzantine Eras (257-324) by Michael B. Walbank   (2M)
    • Jump to section:
    • Introduction
    • History Of The Christian Inscriptions Of Corinth
    • Limitations Of This Study
    • Dating The Inscriptions
    • Types Of Gravestones
    • Occupations And Ranks In Corinthian Society
    • The Economic And Social Implications Of These Gravestones
    • Names, Nicknames, And Families
    • Conclusions
    • Appendix: The Corinthian Census
  • Seeking Shelter In Roman Corinth: Archaeology And The Placement Of Paul's Communities (325-342) by Daniel N. Schowalter   (131K)
  • Paul And The Politics Of Meals In Roman Corinth (343-364) by James C. Walters   (335K)
    • Jump to section:
    • The Utility Of Meals For Exerting Political Influence
    • Paul’s Political Crisis At Corinth
    • Political Rivalry And Meals In The Ekklesia
    • Paul’s Instructions In Light Of The Urso Charter
    • Conclusion
  • The Sacred Spring: Landscape And Traditions (365-390) by Guy D. R. Sanders   (716K)
    • Jump to section:
    • Introduction
    • The Sacred Spring
    • The Sacred Spring In The Context Of Its Physical And Mythological Landscape
    • The Helloteia
    • Conclusion
  • Religion And Society At Roman Kenchreai (391-432) by Joseph L. Rife   (4M)
    • Jump to section:
    • Introduction
    • The Origins Of Roman Kenchreai
    • The Major Cults: Aphrodite And Isis
    • Other Cults: Poseidon, Asklepios, Dionysos, And Pan
    • Magical Practice In Daily Life
    • The Christian Community
    • Conclusion
  • Religion And Society In The Roman Eastern Corinthia (433-476) by Timothy E. Gregory   (3M)
    • Jump to section:
    • Introduction
    • The Early Roman Period
    • The Middle Roman Period And The End Of Paganism
    • Lack Of A Church At Isthmia
    • Transformation To A Christian World
    • Further Survey Evidence
    • Islands And The Possibility Of New People In The Late Roman Corinthia
    • Conclusions
  • Bibliography (477-510)   (838K)
  • Index (511-514)   (46K)
  • Maps (515-518)   (620K)