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 The Archaeology of Late Antique 'Paganism'

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-lxvi)   (523K)
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    • Contents
    • Acknowledgements
    • List Of Contributors
    • Introduction By Luke Lavan
  • ‘Paganism’ In Late Antiquity: Thematic Studies (1-40) by Koen Demarsin   (230K)
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    • Introduction
    • Sources And Reference Works
    • ‘Pagan’ Cults: History And Characteristics
    • Religious Life
  • ‘Paganism’ In Late Antiquity: Regional Studies And Material Culture (41-86) by Michael Mulryan   (278K)
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    • Introduction
    • The Western Empire
    • The Eastern Empire
    • Pagan Iconography In Art And Material Culture
  • Eusebius Of Caesarea And The Concept Of Paganism (87-110) by Peter Van Nuffelen   (238K)
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    • Introduction: ‘Paganism’
    • Eusebius Of Caesarea’S Concept Of Greek Religion
    • Conclusion
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Bibliography
  • Late Antique Paganism: Adaptation Under Duress (111-134) by Béatrice Caseau   (215K)
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    • Introduction
    • Sacrifice And Divination: The First Christian Emperor, Constantine
    • The Impoverishment Of Cults
    • From Public To Private, And From Public To Secret
    • Bibliography
  • The ‘End’ Of Roman Senatorial Paganism (135-162) by David M. Gwynn   (222K)
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    • Introduction
    • Late Antique Senatorial Paganism
    • Topography, Competition And Conflict
    • Statuary, Art And Literature
    • Conclusion
    • Bibliography
  • Temples In Late Antique Gaul (163-194) by Penelope J. Goodman   (199K)
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    • Introduction: The Gallo-Roman Sacred Landscape
    • Vitality And Obsolescence
    • Violence And Iconoclasm
    • Church Conversions
    • Other Forms Of Reuse
    • Conclusion
    • Acknowledgements
    • Bibliography
  • Fana, Templa, Delubra Destrui Praecipimus: The End Of The Temples In Roman Spain (195-208) by Javier Arce   (143K)
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    • The Destruction Of Pagan Temples
    • The Case Of Hispania
    • The Legislation Of The Spanish Councils
    • The Archaeological Evidence
    • Conclusions
    • Bibliography
  • The Temple Of Flora Or Venus By The Circus Maximus And The New Christian Topography: The ‘Pagan Revival’ In Action? (209-228) by Michael Mulryan   (383K)
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    • Introduction
    • The Circus Temples And Their Repair: The Ancient Evidence
    • The Surrounding Topography And Cultic Activity
    • The Fate Of Pagan Buildings Elsewhere In Rome And Italy
    • Conclusions
    • Acknowledgements
    • Abbreviations
    • Bibliography
    • List Of Figure
  • The Fate Of The Temples In North Africa (229-260) by Gareth Sears   (196K)
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    • Introduction
    • Construction, Maintenance And Repair
    • Abandonment And Natural Disasters
    • Reuse Of Temple Sites And Fabric
    • Conversion And Aesthetic Preservation
    • Deliberate Destructions By Christians
    • Christian Conversion
    • Conclusion
    • Acknowledgements
    • Abbreviations
    • Bibliography
  • Late Paganism And Christianisation In Greece (261-310) by Helen G. Saradi and Demetrios Eliopoulos   (1M)
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    • Introduction
    • Athens
    • Peak Sanctuaries And Caves Of Attica
    • Pagan Statuary
    • Cemeteries And Epitaphs
    • Concluding Thoughts
    • Bibliography
    • List Of Figures
  • Late Paganism On The Aegean Islands And Processes Of Christianisation (311-346) by Georgios Deligiannakis   (1M)
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    • The Late History And Afterlife Of Pagan Sanctuaries
    • The Archaeology Of Temple Conversion
    • Christianisation And The Province Of The Islands
    • Conclusions
    • Acknowledgements
    • Bibliography
    • List Of Figures
  • The Fate Of Temples In Late Antique Anatolia (347-388) by Peter Talloen and Lies Vercauteren   (2M)
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    • Introduction
    • The Decline Of The Temples: Decay And Violence?
    • Temples As Quarries
    • Temple Conversion: Secular And Religious
    • Conclusion
    • Bibliography
    • List Of Figures
  • The Fate Of The Temples In Late Antique Egypt (389-436) by Jitse H.F. Dijkstra   (1M)
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    • Introduction: From Temple To Church?
    • The Sources: Use And Limitations
    • The Fate Of The Temples In The First Cataract Region: A Case Study
    • Concluding Remarks
    • Acknowledgements
    • Abbreviations
    • Bibliography
    • List Of Figures
  • Political Talismans? Residual ‘Pagan’ Statues In Late Antique Public Space (437-478) by Luke Lavan   (269K)
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    • Display And Statue Function
    • Victory
    • Tyche Of The City
    • Civic Heroes
    • Minerva, Goddess Of The State?
    • The Imperial Image
    • Images Of Former Emperors
    • Conclusions
    • Appendix: The Fate Of Tychaia
    • Abbreviations
    • Bibliography
  • Religious Intolerance And Pagan Statuary (479-502) by Béatrice Caseau   (174K)
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    • The Rhetoric Of Intolerance Towards Pagan Cult Statuary
    • The Secularisation Of Statues
    • Domestic Statuary In Christian Houses
    • Buried Statues
    • Conclusion
    • Acknowledgements
    • Bibliography
  • Religious Rituals At Springs In The Late Antique And Early Medieval World (503-550) by Eberhard W. Sauer   (2M)
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    • Introduction
    • Similarities In Prehistoric And Medieval Spring Veneration And The Roman Anomaly
    • Medieval Decline Or Transformation Of Spring Worship?
    • Late Antique Spring Deposits: A Mirror Of Religious Vibrancy And Diversity?
    • The Most Enduring Form Of Cult?
    • Continuity Of Spring Worship: Other Material Traces And Conclusions
    • Acknowledgements
    • Abbreviations
    • Bibliography
    • List Of Figures
  • Wells And Belief Systems At The End Of Roman Britain: A Case Study From Roman London (551-572) by James Gerrard   (839K)
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    • Introduction
    • The Drapers’ Gardens Well
    • Ritual In The Walbrook Valley
    • Ritual Wells And Shafts In Late Roman London And Beyond
    • Depositing The Hoard: A Symbolic Narrative
    • Conclusion
    • Acknowledgements
    • Bibliography
    • List Of Figures
  • From Pagan To Christian: Religious Iconography In Material Culture From Sagalassos (573-608) by Peter Talloen   (2M)
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    • Introduction
    • Christ And Dionysus: The 4th C. Background And The Rise Of Christian Material Culture
    • From The Later 6th Century To The Mid 7th Century: The Last Decades Of Sagalassos
    • Conclusion
    • Bibliography
    • List Of Figures
  • Abstracts In French (609-616)   (111K)
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    • Eusèbe de Césarée et le concept de paganisme
    • Le paganisme de l’Antiquité tardive : une adaptation sous la contrainte
    • La fin du paganisme des sénateurs romains
    • Les temples dans la Gaule de l’Antiquité tardive
    • Fana, templa, delubra destrui praecipimus : la fin des temples dans l’Espagne romaine
    • Le temple de Flora ou Vénus près du Cirque Maxime et la nouvelle topographie chrétienne: le « renouveau païen » en action ?
    • Le destin des temples d’Afrique du Nord.
    • Le paganisme tardif et la christianisation en Grèce.
    • Le paganisme tardif dans les îles de la mer Egée et les processus de Christianisation.
    • Le sort des temples en Anatolie durant l’Antiquité tardive.
    • Le sort des temples d’Egypte durant l’Antiquité tardive
    • Des talismans politiques ? Les statues païennes encore présentes dans les espaces publics de l’Antiquité tardive
    • Intolérance religieuse et statuaire païenne.
    • Les rituels religieux liés aux sources pendant l’Antiquité tardive et le haut Moyen Age.
    • Les puits et les systèmes de croyance à la finde la période romaine de la Grande-Bretagne: une étude de cas à Londinium.
    • Du paganisme au christianisme: l’iconographie religieuse dans la culture matérielle de Sagalassos
  • Indices (617-643) by Aoife Fitzgerald   (518K)
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    • Themes
    • Index Of People, Historical And Biblical
    • Index Of Places