Religion, society and culture at Dura-Europos
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Religion, society and culture at Dura-Europos
（Yale classical studies, v. 38）
Cambridge University Press, 2016
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-299) and indexes
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This volume advances our understanding of the religion, society and culture of Dura-Europos, the small town on the Euphrates known since the 1930s as the 'Pompeii of the Syrian desert'. Several features make the site potentially our best source for day-to-day life in a small town situated on the periphery of the Roman world: inscriptions and graffiti in ten ancient languages; sculptures and frescoes combining elements of Classical and Oriental art; the most important papyrological dossier of any military unit in the Roman world; documents relating to the local economy; over a dozen pagan sanctuaries; plus a famously painted synagogue and the earliest Christian house church, all set in a gridiron city plan and surrounded by well-preserved fortifications. Dura's unique findings facilitate the study of life in a provincial small town to a degree that archaeology and history do not usually allow.
Table of Contents
- Introduction Ted Kaizer
- 1. Dura-Europos: a Greek town of the Parthian empire Leonardo Gregoratti
- 2. Everyday life in Roman Dura-Europos: the evidence of dress practices Jennifer A. Baird
- 3. Acculturation, hybridity, creolite: mapping cultural diversity in Dura-Europos Michael Sommer
- 4. The problem with Parthian art at Dura Lucinda Dirven
- 5. Gesture at Dura-Europos: a new interpretation of the so-called 'scene enigmatique' Maura K. Heyn
- 6. Women and the religious life of Dura-Europos Jean-Baptiste Yon
- 7. Multifunctional sanctuaries at Dura-Europos Julian Buchmann
- 8. The Mithraeum of Dura-Europos: new perspectives Tommaso Gnoli
- 9. Imperial representation at Dura-Europos: suggestions for urban paths Cristina Marta Acqua
- 10. Thoughts on two Latin dipinti Jacqueline Austin
- 11. The bilingual Palmyrene-Greek inscriptions at Dura-Europos: a comparison with the bilinguals from Palmyra Loren T. Stuckenbruck
- 12. Economic life in Roman Dura-Europos Kai Ruffing
- 13. The dangers of adventurous reconstruction: Frank Brown at Dura-Europos Susan B. Downey
- 14. Dura-Europos and Yale: past, present and future Lisa R. Brody.
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