The care of the dead in late antiquity

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rebillard, Éric (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press 2009.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Cornell studies in classical philology ; 59.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The problem of the origins : Christian burial in Rome and Carthage
  • Burial and religious identity : religious groups and collective burial
  • Voluntary associations and collective burial : the church, Christians, and the Collegia
  • Violation of tombs and impiety : funerary practices and religious beliefs
  • Christian piety and burial duty : from the duty to bury the dead to the organization of burial for the poor
  • Christian funerals and funerals of Christians : the church and the death ritual in late antiquity
  • The church, Christians, and the dead : commemoration of the dead in late antiquity.