Pottery, pavements, and paradise : iconographic and textual studies on late antiquity /

Pottery, pavements, and paradise : iconographic and textual studies on late antiquity /

These essays on late antiquity traverse a territory in which Christian and pagan imagery and practices compete, coexist, and intermingle. The iconography of the most significant late antique ceramic, African Red Slip Ware, is an important and relatively unexploited vehicle for documenting the divers...

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Main Author: Hoek, Annewies van den.

Other Authors: Herrmann, John J., Jr.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Series: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements 122.
Vigiliae Christianae Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004308961.

Subjects:

Christian art and symbolism.
Christian literature, Early > History and criticism.
Christian literature, Early.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Call Number: N7832 .H62 2013

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter /
  • Annewies van den Hoek and John J. Herrmann, Jr
  • Introduction /
  • Annewies van den Hoek and John J. Herrmann, Jr
  • Paulinus of Nola, Courtyards, and Canthari: A Second Look /
  • Annewies van den Hoek and John J. Herrmann, Jr.
  • Thecla the Beast Fighter: A Female Emblem of Deliverance in Early Christian Popular Art /
  • Annewies van den Hoek and John J. Herrmann, Jr.
  • "Two Men in White:" Observations on an Early Christian Lamp from North Africa with the Ascension of Christ /
  • John J. Herrmann, Jr. and Annewies van den Hoek
  • Anicius Auchenius Bassus, African Red Slip Ware, and the Church /
  • Annewies van den Hoek
  • The Sphinx: An Egyptian Theological Symbol in Plutarch and Clement of Alexandria /
  • John J. Herrmann, Jr. and Annewies van den Hoek
  • Clement of Alexandria, Acrobats, and the Elite /
  • Annewies van den Hoek and John J. Herrmann, Jr.
  • Celsus' Competing Heroes: Jonah, Daniel, and their Rivals /
  • Annewies van den Hoek and John J. Herrmann, Jr.
  • Divine Twins or Saintly Twins: The Dioscuri in an Early Christian Context /
  • Annewies van den Hoek
  • The Saga of Peter and Paul: Emblems of Catholic Identity in Christian Literature and Art /
  • Annewies van den Hoek
  • Apocalyptic Themes in the Monumental and Minor Art of Early Christianity /
  • John Herrmann and Annewies van den Hoek
  • Odysseus Wanders into Late Antiquity /
  • Annewies van den Hoek
  • Execution as Entertainment: The Roman Context of Martyrdom /
  • Annewies van den Hoek
  • Cumulative Bibliography and Short Titles /
  • Annewies van den Hoek and John J. Herrmann, Jr
  • Indexes /
  • Annewies van den Hoek and John J. Herrmann, Jr
  • Plates /
  • Annewies van den Hoek and John J. Herrmann, Jr.