The Afterlife in Early Christian Carthage: Near-Death Experiences, Ancestor Cult, and the Archaeology of ParadiseThe 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. |
Contents
| 1983 | |
cemetery | |
the age of Tertullian | |
burial clubs and banquets in paradise | |
burial ad sanctos graveside parties | |
pressing on | |
sculpting | |
Conclusion | |
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The Afterlife in Early Christian Carthage: Near-death Experience, Ancestor ... Stephen E. Potthoff No preview available - 2017 |
The Afterlife in Early Christian Carthage: Near-Death Experiences, Ancestor ... Stephen E. Potthoff No preview available - 2019 |
Common terms and phrases
Aeneid afterlife ancestral cult ancient Mediterranean Apocalypse of Paul apocalyptic Apuleius associated Augustine Augustine’s banquet baptism baptistery basilica belief body Bremmer Bridgette Bogle Bureba burial ad sanctos buried Carthage Catacomb catechumen cemetery Christ church coins context curse tablets Cyprian Damous el Karita dead deceased Delattre departed Dinocrates Dionysus divine dreams and visions Duval early Christian earth Ennabli Enoch epitaphs eternal Eucharist excavations Ftouha funeral garden grave graveside meal healing heaven heavenly holy iconography images imaginal paradise inscription Jensen Jesus Jewish journey to paradise Kelibia Knissia ladder living martyrs monument mysteries mystery religions near-death experience near-death vision North African offerings Officiales otherworld otherworld journeys Painting by Bridgette Passion of Perpetua Patermuthius Perpetua and Saturus plaques postmortem realm Potthoff presence refreshment refrigerium relics resurrection Revelation ritual Roman Rome roses sacred saints sarcophagus Shepherd soul spirits Stevens Tertullian Thespesius third century tomb mosaics Trans tree Underworld visionary experience visionary journeys