Commemorating the dead texts and artifacts in context : studies of Roman, Jewish, and Christian burials /

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Other Authors / Creators:Brink, Laurie, 1961-
Green, Deborah A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Imprint: Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, c2008.
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Online Access:Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete.
Table of Contents:
  • An overview of the intellectual history of catacomb archaeology / Amy K. Hirschfeld
  • Housing the dead / Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
  • Commemorating the dead in the communal cemeteries of Carthage / Susan T. Stevens
  • Dining with the dead / Robin M. Jensen
  • Sweet spices in the tomb / Deborah Green
  • From Columbaria to catacombs / John Bodel
  • Roman and Christian burial practices and the patronage of women / Carolyn Osiek
  • From Endymion in Roman domus to Jonah in Christian catacombs / David Balch
  • Looking for Abericus / Margaret M. Mitchell.