Afterlife in Early Christian Carthage
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Ancient Mediterranean
Augustine's Day
Augustine’s Day
Author_Stephen E. Potthoff
Burial Ad Sanctos
Carthage
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Cemetary archaeology
Christianity in North Africa
Crystal Spring
cult of saints
Curse Tablets
Death in early Christianity
Early Christian
Early Christian ancestor cult
Early Christian burial
early Christian burial practices
Early Christian Carthage
Early Christian Cult of the Saints
Early Christian otherworld experience
Early Christianity
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funerary archaeology
Funerary Chapel
Funerary Iconography
Funerary Meal
Grapevines
Grave Goods
graveside rituals
Imaginal Paradise
Inscription Plaques
late antiquity
Lord's Day
Lord’s Day
North African Christian
Otherworld Journeys
Paradisal Realm
patristic theology
Peristyle Courtyard
Roman North Africa
Sentient Presence
Vibia Perpetua
Visionary Experience
Visionary Journeys
Visionary Realm
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9781138182981
- Weight: 630g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 02 Dec 2016
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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. Taking the early Christian cemeteries in Carthage as a case study, the volume broadens our understanding of the historical and cultural origins of the early Christian cult of the saints, and highlights the often divergent views about the dead and post-mortem realms expressed by the church fathers, and in graveside ritual and the material culture of the cemetery. This fascinating study is a key resource for students of late antique and early Christian culture.
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.
