The afterlife in early Christian Carthage : near-death experience, ancestor cult, and the archaeology of paradise
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The afterlife in early Christian Carthage : near-death experience, ancestor cult, and the archaeology of paradise
（Routledge studies in the early Christian world）
Routledge, 2017
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-231) and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Introduction
Chapter 1: Rebirthing Paradise in the Sacred Space of Vision and Cemetery
Chapter 2: Ghosts, Graveside Dining, and Dreams of Paradise: Mediterranean Ancestor Cult in the Early Christian Period
Chapter 3: Mediterranean Ancestor Cult in Carthage: Hungry Ghosts and the Roman Cemetery as Other World
Chapter 4: Dining, Divining, and Divorcing the Dead: The Age of Tertullian and Perpetua
Chapter 5: The Age of Cyprian: Burial Clubs and Banquets in Paradise
Chapter 6: The Age of Augustine: Burial ad sanctos, Graveside Parties, and the Abodes of Body and Soul after Death
Chapter 7: Christian Burial ad sanctos at Carthage: Pressing on to Heaven in the Paradisal Realm of the Cemetery
Chapter 8: Refreshment and Reunion in the Garden of Light: Sculpting Paradise at the Grave
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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